Surgery
How orthopedic surgeons fix your shoulder when it's injured
Ever hear of your glenohumeral joint? Probably not.
Mar 30, 2022
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News tagged with shoulder joint
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Progression to glenohumeral arthritis after arthroscopic posterior stabilization
Approximately 12 percent of patients who underwent shoulder stabilization surgery experience arthritis in the shoulder joint within a seven-year period, according to research presented today at the American Orthopedic Society ...
Jul 11, 2021
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Surgery
Q&A: Rotator cuff tears—treatment and recovery
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a 49-year-old man, and I've played tennis for many years without any injuries. But a few weeks ago, I developed pain in my shoulder during a match and was diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear. My doctor ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Health
Rotator cuff injuries common but easily remedied, says expert
Most rotator cuff injuries are easily remedied and many are even preventable, according to a University of Alberta rehabilitation medicine researcher.
Jan 24, 2020
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Surgery
Promising treatment for shoulder pain in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury
A New Jersey team of researchers has reported the successful, long-term relief of chronic refractory shoulder pain in a wheelchair user with spinal cord injury (SCI) following a single injection of autologous, micro-fragmented ...
Jun 12, 2019
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Medical research
How did your shoulder form?
Whether you're pitching a baseball, playing a violin, or typing at your desk, your shoulder helps you get the job done. This joint is a complex machine, and in order to protect shoulders from injury, scientists want to develop ...
Jan 03, 2019
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Surgery
Most common shoulder operation is no more beneficial than placebo surgery
In a landmark study published this week in the BMJ, Finnish researchers showed that one of the most common surgical procedures in the Western world is probably unnecessary. Keyhole surgeries of the shoulder are useless for ...
Jul 20, 2018
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Health
Are fast-pitch softball pitchers overdoing it?
Youth baseball leagues often have fairly strict limits on how many innings pitchers can pitch, or how many pitches a player can throw. But for girls playing fast-pitch softball, such guidelines are rare. One reason is that ...
Jun 06, 2018
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Surgery
Is a common shoulder surgery useless?
(HealthDay)—New research casts doubt on the true effectiveness of a common type of surgery used to ease shoulder pain.
Nov 21, 2017
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Surgery
Obesity increases risk of complications after shoulder joint replacement surgery
For patients undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty), higher body mass index is linked to increased complications—including the need for "revision" surgery, reports a study in the June 7 issue of The ...
Jun 08, 2017
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