Chronic Glenohumeral Dislocation
NULL Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons July 2008, Volume 16, Issue 7 Deenesh T. Sahajpal, MD, FRCSC and Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD The evaluation and management of chronic glenohumeral dislocations can be challenging. By definition, chronic glenohumeral dislocations represent injuries that were not identified at the time of injury. Therefore, the primary […]
Magnetic resonance imaging appearance of the shoulder after subacromial injection with corticosteroids can mimic a rotator cuff tear
NULL Arthroscopy. 2008 Jul;24(7):846-9. Epub 2007 Apr 24 Borick JM, Kurzweil PR. Subacromial injections have been used to treat rotator cuff problems. Previous studies have noted the difficulty in performing accurate injections into this area. In addition, one must also question the effects that misplaced corticosteroids could have on the surrounding tissues. In this case, […]
Clinical Evaluation of the Shoulder Shrug Sign
NULL Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print] Jia X, Ji JH, Petersen SA, Keefer J, McFarland EG. The ‘shrug sign’ (inability to lift the arm to 90 degrees abduction without elevating the whole scapula or shoulder girdle) has been associated with a diagnosis of rotator cuff disease. Based on our […]
The long-term effectiveness of steroid injections in primary acromioclavicular joint arthritis: A five-year prospective study
NULL J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008 Mar 21 (Epub ahead of print) Hossain S, Jacobs LG, Hashmi R. We evaluated the long-term benefits of steroid injection in 25 shoulders in 20 consecutive patients (average age, 55 years) with primary acromioclavicular arthritis. Minimum follow-up was 5 years. The mean preinjection Constant score (61 points) improved at […]
Outcome of total elbow replacement for distal humeral fractures in the elderly: a comparison of primary surgery and surgery after failed internal fixation or conservative treatment
NULL J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2008 Mar;90(3):343-8. Prasad N Dent C. Abstract We analysed the outcome of the Coonrad-Morrey total elbow replacement used for fracture of the distal humerus in elderly patients with no evidence of inflammatory arthritis and compared the results for early versus delayed treatment. We studied a total of 32 patients […]
Primary Osteoarthritis of the Elbow: Current Treatment Options
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons February 2008, Volume 16, Issue 2 Emilie V. Cheung, MD, Robert Adams, OPA-C and Bernard F. Morrey, MD In the elbow, as in other joints, primary osteoarthritis is characterized by pain, stiffness, mechanical symptoms, and weakness. But primary osteoarthritis of the elbow is unique in that there […]
Management of Lateral Epicondylitis: Current Concepts
NULL Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons January 2008, Volume 16, Issue 1 Ryan P. Calfee, MD, Amar Patel, MD, Manuel F. DaSilva, MD and Edward Akelman, MD Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is a common cause of elbow pain in the general population. Traditionally, lateral epicondylitis has been attributed to degeneration of […]
Anterior Transposition Compared with Simple Decompression for Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery December 1 2007, Volume 89, Issue 12 Michael Zlowodzki, MD1, Simon Chan, MD2, Mohit Bhandari, MD, MSc2, Loree Kalliainen, MD3 and Warren Schubert, MD3 Disclosure: In support of their research for or preparation of this work, one or more of the authors received, in any one year, […]
Immediate Mobilization Compared with Conventional Immobilization for the Impacted Nonoperatively Treated Proximal Humeral Fracture
NULL The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery December 1 2007, Volume 89, Issue 12 M.M. Lefevre-Colau, MD, PhD1, A. Babinet, MD2, F. Fayad, MD, MS2, J. Fermanian, MD, PhD3, P. Anract, MD2, A. Roren, PT2, J. Kansao, MD2, M. Revel, MD, PhD2 and S. Poiraudeau, MD, PhD2 Disclosure: In support of their research for […]
Artroscopia frente estabilización abierta del hombro por inestabilidad…(I)
«Artroscopia frente estabilización abierta del hombro por inestabilidad recurrente anterior.» Arthroscopic Versus Open Shoulder Stabilization for Recurrent Anterior Instability A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial LTC (P) Craig R. Bottoni, MD*, MAJ Eric L. Smith, MD, MAJ Mark J. Berkowitz, MD, CDR Robert B. Towle, PT, ATC and COL Josef H. Moore, PhD, PT, ATC From […]
