OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with ipsilateral shoulder pain (ISP) after thoracic surgery and to investigate characteristics, locations, and severity of ISP. DESIGN A prospective observational study. SETTING University hospital. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred five patients who underwent thoracic surgery. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASURE...

Eighty-six reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) cases performed through a deltopectoral (DP) approach were reviewed at an average of 17.2 months after surgery. All procedures were performed by 2 fellowship-trained shoulder surgeons who perform a high volume of shoulder arthroplasty. We describe the surgical technique for the DP approach for primary and revision RSA, preliminary results, intraope...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical and radiological outcomes of arthroscopic treatment for refractory rotator cuff calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. METHODS Subjects were 37 patients (35 women and 2 men; mean age, 47.8 years; age range 34-61 years) who had undergone arthroscopic treatment for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. Despite sufficient nonsurgical tre...

BACKGROUND The aim of all shoulder joint stabilization surgery is to prevent further dislocation and restore anatomical continuity of the capsule-labral complex to the anterior and inferior edge of the glenoid. In this study, the authors analyzed the results of arthroscopic stabilization techniques using the method of suture anchors in patients with recurrent anterior shoulder instability. MA...