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Surgical Intervention Following a First Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation is Worthy of Consideration
Posted on: 03 October, 2023
Up to 60% of patients experience recurrence after a first traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation (FTASD), which is often defined as having experienced either dislocation or subluxation. Thus, surgical intervention following a FTASD is worthy of consideration and is guided by the number of patients that need to receive surgical intervention to prevent one redislocation (i.e., Number Needed to Treat), (subjective) health benefit, complication risk, and costs.
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Patients had improvements in sleep comfortability following shoulder arthroplasty
Posted on: 03 October, 2023
Results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found patients who underwent anatomic total or reverse shoulder arthroplasty had “significant and rapid” improvements in sleep disturbance after surgery.
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Head back safely to school sports with this expert advice
Posted on: 03 October, 2023
Competing as part of a school activity can be a great way to instill the exercise habit. But parents and coaches know it's not as simple as handing a student a football, pompom or clarinet and saying, "Go play." So, we asked experts for advice on keeping things as safe and healthy as possible. Here's what they said
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What are dead hangs? What are the shoulder pain risks, and how do I do them safely?
Posted on: 30 June, 2023
While dead hangs may be OK for people with good upper-body strength and no shoulder problems, they can be risky for others. People with shoulder hypermobility (excessive motion of the shoulder) or shoulder instability (such as those who easily dislocate their shoulder) may need to be cautious. The shoulder, by design, is a relatively unstable joint. It has a large ball-type bone called a humerus, which sits in a relatively small socket called a glenoid.
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Scapula Fracture
Posted on: 30 June, 2023
A scapula fracture is an uncommon injury. The scapula, or shoulder blade, is a wide, flat bone that sits behind the rib cage. The scapula connects to the clavicle (collar bone) in the front of the body, and to the humerus (arm bone) at the side. Part of the scapula is lined with cartilage (the glenoid) and forms the socket of the ball-and-socket shoulder joint.
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Surgical Intervention Following a First Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation is Worthy of Consideration

Patients had improvements in sleep comfortability following shoulder arthroplasty

Head back safely to school sports with this expert advice

What are dead hangs? What are the shoulder pain risks, and how do I do them safely?

Scapula Fracture