BACKGROUND Revisions of apparently "aseptic" shoulder arthroplasties are not infrequently culture positive for Propionibacterium, organisms that may be introduced at the time of the index surgery when the dermal sebaceous glands are transected. This report seeks to answer the question, Do surgeons performing revision shoulder arthroplasty years after the index procedure need to be concerned abo...

Question: Does restriction of full shoulder mobilisation for one week reduce the incidence and severity of lymphoedema in women after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) for breast cancer? Design: Randomised, controlled trial with concealed allocation and blinded assessment of some outcomes. Setting: Two hospitals in the United Kingdom. Participants: Adult women with early breast cancer admit...

BACKGROUND Hypothermia is common during arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia, and anesthetic-impaired thermoregulation is thought to be the major cause of hypothermia. This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was designed to compare perioperative temperature during arthroscopic shoulder surgery with interscalene brachial plexus block (IBPB) followed by general anesthes...

"Frozen shoulder" comprises a group of conditions caused by different processes. Effective treatment depends on recognition of the underlying pathologic dis-order in each individual case. Idiopathic adhesive capsulitis usually responds to nonoperative therapy or closed manipulation, but shoulder stiffness due to trauma or surgery may necessitate either an arthroscopic or an open-release procedu...

We examined proprioceptive differences between the dominant and nondominant shoulders of 21 collegiate baseball pitchers without a history of shoulder instability or surgery. A proprioceptive testing device was used to measure kinesthesia and joint position sense. Joint position sense was significantly (P =.05) more accurate in the nondominant shoulder than in the dominant shoulder when startin...

We report a case of a stress fracture of the scapular spine which developed as a late complication of a reverse shoulder arthroplasty. After initially doing well after surgery, our patient developed pain and decreased shoulder function. A nondisplaced scapular spine fracture was noted on radiographs. Because reverse shoulder arthroplasty is a relatively new procedure in this country, radiologis...

Objectives This study aimed to determine the effects of soft tissue and bone widths patient's hip shoulder region on position postoperative acetabular inclination angles in lateral decubitus during replacement procedures. Materials Methods Seventy-three patients with primary coxarthrosis who underwent arthroplasty by a single experienced surgeon using water gauge assisted inclinometer were retr...

The diagnosis of brachial plexus avulsion is often delayed by concomitant trauma to the arm and shoulder. Therefore, nerve transfer surgery restore elbow shoulder function rarely reported. We present our initial experience double fascicular for upper avulsion. A 26-year-old male patient presented with a 5-month history unresolving pain paralysis involving his left following motorcycle accident....