Is Sleeping on My Side Causing My Shoulder Pain?
Hours of sleep at night – Most adults need between 7 to 9 hours of sleep at night. Sleeping for prolonged periods of time on our shoulders can lead to shoulder pain.
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How Grafts Can be Used to Reconstruct Cartilage and Tendon Disorders of the Shoulder, Hip, and Knee
There are four rotator cuff muscles in the shoulder than attach to the humerus bone by way of a tendon.
Little League Shoulder: Injury, Treatment and Most Importantly – Prevention
Little League Shoulder is a common overuse injury that can sideline young athletes. The usual patient I see is a young,..
Allograft Repair of Massive and “Irreparable” Rotator Cuff Tears
Author: Dr. J. Pieter Hommen
Questions:
1. Has your rotator cuff tear been described as “large”, “massive”, “retracted” or “irreparable”?
2. Has it been many months since you tore your rotator cuff?
Arthroscopic subscapularis augmentation restored shoulder joint stability in athletes
Source: Healio
Recently published results showed athletes with chronic anterior shoulder instability treated with arthroscopic subscapularis augmentation experienced restoration of joint stability.
Higher risk for infection associated with previous non-arthroplasty related shoulder surgery
Source: Healio
Patients who underwent primary shoulder arthroplasty experienced a significantly higher risk for infection if they had previously undergone non–arthroplasty-related surgery, according to results.
