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New Shoulder Diagnosis: The Transient Luxation
Surgeons Recommend Broad Patient Assessment After Surgery for Shoulder
A New Test to Predict Pain Relief After Rotator Cuff Repair
Using Preseason Strength Values to Predict In-Season Shoulder Injuries
Can Shoulder Surgeries Be Combined in Middle-Aged Adults?
Treating Patients with Multidirectional Shoulder Joint Laxity
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Shoulder Arthritis
Anatomy of Degenerative Rotator Cuff Tears
New Treatment Assessment Tool for Overhead Throwing Athletes
Can We Predict Who Will Have a Recurrence of Shoulder Dislocation?
New Advice For Patients After Rotator Cuff Surgery
Important News for Surgeons About Rotator Cuff Repairs
Age May Not Be Linked with Results of Rotator Cuff Repair After All
What Is That Snapping and Grinding Under My Shoulder Blade?
Failed Rotator Cuff Repair: Advance or Retreat?
Physical Therapists Report on Treatment For Shoulder Tightness
Shoulder Dislocation: Who Is At Risk?
Preventing and Treating Shoulder Injuries in Overhead Throwing Athletes
Surgery May Be First-Line Option for First-Time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
Smoking, Obesity Connection to Shoulder Health
Surgeons Challenged By Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
Comparing Surgical Treatments for Shoulder Impingement
Two-Point Minimum in Test May Determine Rotator Cuff Improvement after Nonoperative Treatment
A New Look at Why Shoulder Replacement Doesn't Work Well in Younger Adults
A New Look at Shoulder Revision Surgery for Rotator Cuff Tears
Shoulder Specialists Raise and Answer Some Questions About Rotator Cuff Tears
What the Sports Medicine Specialist Must Know About Throwing Athletes
New Method to Reduce Shoulder Dislocation
Getting Faster Results with Injection for Frozen Shoulder
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Shoulder
Diagnosis and Treatment of Uncommon Nerve Injury of the Shoulder
Risk Factors for Repeat Shoulder Dislocation Following Arthroscopic Surgery
How To Improve Results with Steroid Injection for Shoulder Pain
Three of Five Positive Tests Good Indication of Subacromial Impingement
Review and Update on SLAP Shoulder Injuries
Shockwave Therapy for Calcium Deposits in Shoulder
Update and Review: Diagnosis and Treatment of Snapping Scapula Syndrome
Looking at the Glenoid Side of Shoulder Instability
What's New in Treatment for Younger Adults with Shoulder Arthritis
When Shoulder Surgery Fails: A Thorough Look at The Surgeon's Dilemma
The Challenge of Choosing the Right Shoulder Replacement
Physical Therapy Treatment for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
News For the Over 40 Crowd with Rotator Cuff Tears
Diagnosis of Shoulder Pain in the Older Adult
New Technique for Reducing Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
Taking Another Look at the Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Shoulder Resurfacing is Now Available
Causes and Mechanisms of Shoulder Throwing Injuries
Acute Surgical Stabilization for First-Time Shoulder Dislocation
What's the Latest on AC Joint Injuries?
The Challenge of Treating the Throwing Athlete with Shoulder Pain
What Is the Optimal Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation Program?
Shock Wave Therapy for Shoulder Tendinitis
Six Orthopedic Surgeons Around the World Discuss Challenging Cases
Orthopedic Surgeons Offer Insights Into First-Time Shoulder Dislocation
What the Experts Have to Say About SLAP Lesions
Frozen Shoulder: What Is It? What Causes It? And What Can Be Done About It?
Surgery-Specific Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation Program
New Treatment Ideas for Clavicular Fractures
Exploring Long-Term Results of Shoulder Replacement Surgery
Failed Shoulder Replacement: All is Not Lost
When An Shoulder Separation Isn't Just an AC Joint Injury
Computer-Simulated Model Guides Reverse Shoulder Replacement
Shoulder Separation: Results Ten Years Later
Open Repair Successful for Massive Tear in Rotator Cuff
Effect of Workers' Compensation on Outcome of Rotator Cuff Repair
Patients Respond Well to Either Surgical or Conservative Treatment of Shoulder Nerve Compression Syndrome
New Understanding of the Frozen Shoulder
Disorders of the Superior Labrum: Assessment and Treatment
Treating Subscapularis Tendon: What's the Latest?
Training For Sports Climbing
Unique Features of Anterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears
Treatment of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
Return To Sports After Shoulder Replacement
A Review of Weight-Lifter's Shoulder
Rotator Cuff Repair in Older Athletes
Treating Rotator Cuff Tears in a Stiff Shoulder
Three Tests for Diagnosing Complete Rupture of the Rotator Cuff
Treatment for SLAP Injuries Depends on Diagnostic Accuracy
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Promising Treatment with Low Failure Rate
When to Use Cortisone Injections in the Shoulder
Return To Pitching After Shoulder Surgery Not As Good As Expected
Using Quality of Life to Measure Results of Rotator Cuff Repair
Rotational Strength After Release of Subscapularis for Frozen Shoulder
Key Difference Between Open Versus Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization
Rehab Program After Humeral Resurfacing Hemiarthroplasty
Comparing Suture Techniques in Repairs of the Rotator Cuff
Twenty-five Year Natural History of Shoulder Dislocation Treated Without Surgery
Upper Arm Fracture After Shoulder Replacement
Treatment of Posterior Shoulder Instability Remains a Challenge
New Cause of Shoulder Pain in Overhead Throwing Athletes
When To Use Corticosteroid Injections for the Shoulder
Testing for SLAP Lesions of the Shoulder
Shoulder Surgery For Patients Over Age 50
Glenohumeral Arthrodesis May Benefit Patients After Failed Prosthetic Shoulder Arthroplasty
Results of Resurfacing Shoulder Joint
Delayed Union of a Scapular Fracture in an Adoloscent
Arthroscopy for Acute Shoulder Dislocation
Position of Greater Tuberosity Important After Shoulder Fracture
Improving Rotator Cuff Repair
Easy Arthroscopic Access to the Shoulder Labrum
Faster and Better Recovery of Muscle Strength After Bankart Repair
New Classification for Rare But Serious Shoulder Injury
Review of Greater Tuberosity Fractures in the Shoulder
Effect of Mobilization for Frozen Shoulder
Tips for Shoulder Injection
Patients' Expectations for Surgery Affect Outcome
Shoulder Function May Be Maintained with Nonoperative Management of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
Who Should Have Surgery to Prevent Shoulder Re-Dislocation?
Surgery for Subscapularis Tear Should Include Biceps Tendon Repair
The Value of MRI in Diagnosing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis May Be Good for Several Shoulder Injuries
Update on the Treatment of AC Shoulder Separations
Three Surgical Methods Compared for Rotator Cuff Tears
Scapular Dyskinesia in Athletes
Large Rotator Cuff Tears Can Lead to Arthropathy
Results of Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair
Results of Open Bankart Repair After Failed Arthroscopic Repair
Shoulder Injuries Caused By Force and Stress
New X-ray Technique for Disabled Patients
Current Management of Type III AC Separation
Biology of Frozen Shoulder
Factors Affecting Surgery for Rotator Cuff Tear
Most Reliable Method to Classify Rotator Cuff Tears
Problems Reported After Electrothermal Shoulder Stabilization
Report of Results After Compaction Bone-Grafting in Shoulder Replacements
Little Benefit of Steroid Injection for Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
Laxity Testing of the Shoulder
3-D Analysis of Scapular Motion
Rare Case of Calcific Tendinitis Mimicking Infection
Diagnosing Shoulder Problems with MRI
Surgical Treatment of SLAP Lesions
Open or Arthroscopic Stabilization of the Shoulder: Does It Matter?
Nerve Injuries From Heavy Backpacks in Soldiers
Review of Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tears
Common Problems After Shoulder Replacement
Review of Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears
Predicting Size of Subscapularis Tears
Details on the New Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis
When the Shoulder Problem Isn't in the Shoulder
Arthroscopic Treatment of Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder
Tests to Measure Shoulder Function
Review of Rare Floating Shoulder Injury
Benefit of Thermal Capsulorrhaphy for Shoulder Questioned
Shoulder Instability: Incorrect, Delayed, and Missed Diagnoses
Results of Shoulder Replacement Revision Operations
The Milch Method of Easy Shoulder Reduction
Value of Three Tests for Shoulder Instability
Advances in Shoulder Arthroscopy
Results From Bankart Repair of Shoulder
Predicting Rotator Cuff Tears
Long-Term Results of Shoulder Surgery
Results of Arthroscopic Bankart Repair for Shoulder Dislocation
Two Surgical Methods of Acromioclavicular Resection Compared
Shoulder Problems in Overhead Throwing Athletes
Rare Case of Voluntary Poterior Shoulder Dislocation Followed By Trauma
More Men At Risk for Pectoralis Major Ruptures
Healing of Rotator Cuff Reruptures is Possible
Review of Humeral Shaft Fractures with Radial Nerve Injury
Labral Tears of the Shoulder Are Not Age Dependent
Surgeons Give Thumbs Down to Treatment for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
Review of Total Shoulder Replacements
Shoulder Fusion: When and How It's Used
Rare But Dangerous Collar Bone Dislocation
Pain Location Does Not Help Identify Rotator Cuff Tears
Results of Treatment for Isolated SLAP II Injury
Changes in Shoulder Rotation for Elite Baseball Pitchers
Ultrasound Used to Review Results of Shoulder Surgery
Review of the Shoulder: Evaluation and Diagnosis
Doctors Review Use of Anchors and Tacks
Shoulder Capsule Tears on First Dislocation
What's New in Shoulder Surgery? Review of New Sutures
Four Methods of Rotator Cuff Tear Repair Compared
Surgeons Test New Method to Repair Torn AC Joint
Optimal Fixation Method for Rotator Cuff Repair
MRI or MRA? Which is Better For Assessing Rotator Cuff Tears?
New Activity Scale for Shoulder
Which is Better for the Patient: Partial or Total Shoulder Replacement?
Shoulder Surgery: Cost Comparison Between Open and Closed Method
New Way to Treat Bone Spurs
Long-Term Results of Mini-Open Method of Rotator Cuff Repair
Analysis of Data Favors Total Shoulder Over Partial Replacement
What Surgeons Say About Rotator Cuff Surgery
Surgery for Shoulder Dislocation: It's not an Open and Closed Case
Acupuncture or Ultrasound: Which Works Better for Shoulder Impingement?
Sounds like a Rotator Cuff Tear
Nitroglycerine Helps Heal Shoulder Tendons
Case Closed for Open Rotator Cuff Repair?
Weight Gain after Shoulder Surgery
Skip the Shrink Wrap Treatment for Shoulder Instability
The Problematic Sternoclavicular Joint
Results of Arthroscopic Repair for SLAP Injury in Overhead Athletes
Four Cases of Rare Rotator Cuff Tear in Adolescents
Selecting Tests to Diagnose Shoulder Pain
No Holes Barred with New Anchor for Shoulder Surgery
Volume Weighs Heavily on Results of Total Shoulder Replacements
To Slouch or Not to Slouch
Results of Shoulder Surgery for High-Risk Athletes
Hand Injury and Shoulder Weakness: Connecting the Dots
Mayo Clinic Releases Results of Rotator Cuff Repair in Younger Patients
Research Cools Use of Thermal Heat Treatment for Shoulder Instability
Rapid Return to Sports after Shoulder Dislocation without Surgery
A New Look at Shoulder Pain in Overhand Athletes
Looking for Clues to Results of Shoulder Treatment
Trail of Treatment for Frozen Shoulder
Case Series Offers Insights into Rotator Cuff Repair
Shoulder Replacement Improves Function and Comfort
Choosing Exercises to Fit the Sport
Mapping Stress Points in Injured Shoulders
The Form and Function of the Serratus Anterior Muscle
Five Cases of Misplaced Screws
The Heat Is on Ultrasound for Shoulder Problems
Choosing between Ultrasound and MRI to Find a Torn Rotator Cuff
Obesity and Rotator Cuff Problems
Testing the Tests for Shoulder Pain Caused by the AC Joint
Rare Shoulder Fracture in 15-Year-Old Pitcher
Doctors Put Shoulder Tests to the Test
Translating a Stuck Shoulder into One That Moves
Loose Shoulders with Injury on the Inside
The More the Better When It Comes to Shoulder Arthroplasty
Push-up Exercises Keep Patients From "Winging It"
Joint Position Sense Regained after Shoulder Surgery
The Negative Impact of Comorbidities on Shoulder Pain
It Sounds Like a Torn Shoulder Tendon
Looking at Results after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Shrinking Long-Term Results after Thermal Shrinkage
Shrink-to-Fit Shoulder Surgery Isn't for Everyone
The Reality of Shoulder Dislocations in Children and Teens
What to Make of Abnormal MRI Findings in Overhead Athletes' Shoulders
Help for Shoulders in a Pinch
Comparing Treatments for Calcium Deposits in Shoulder Tendons
Should a Sling Be Used after Shoulder Surgery?
Expert Advice on Partial Rotator Cuff Tears
Results of Shoulder Joint Replacement in Young Adults
Adhesive Capsulitis, a Half Century Later
Scoping Out the Results of Large Rotator Cuff Tears
Shoulder Replacement after Dislocation
Surgical Solution to Snapping Scapula
Taking a Closer Look at Repairing Large Rotator Cuff Tears
Technical Study for Improving Shoulder Surgery
Predicting Results of Hemiarthroplasty after Shoulder Fracture
Shocking the Shoulder Back to Health
Shoulder Muscle Imbalance: Cause or Consequence of Impingement?
The Deltoid Muscle: A Mover and a Stabilizer
Shockingly Good Results for Calcific Tendonitis of the Shoulder
Getting the Shoulder Blade Back on Track
Working Hard to Compare the Results of Acromioplasty
Difficulties in Studying Rotator Cuff Tears
Shoulder Instability after Shoulder Joint Replacement
Considerations for Shoulder Joint Replacement after Shoulder Joint Infection
Patients Find Satisfaction in Surgical Breakthroughs for the Rotator Cuff
Arthroscopic Release of Frozen Shoulder: Don't Shrug It Off
Shoulder Joint Replacement with a "Swivel"
Seeing the Full Scope and Benefits of Shoulder Arthroscopy
The Best Way to Exercise the Shoulder--Hands Down!
Shoulder Status Matters before Joint Replacement
Shouldering the Complexities of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Blaming the Shoulder Blade for Shoulder Pain
Shrink to Fit Shoulders are Not for Everyone
Double-Bladed Exercises for the Shoulder
Narrowing the Options for Shoulder Impingement Surgery Enlarges the Results
Minimizing Shoulder Incisions to Maximize Results
Problems That May Surround a New Shoulder Joint
Putting a Dislocated Shoulder Back in Place--The Easy Way
Fore . . . a Better Golf Swing
Results of Rotator Cuff Tears among NFL Players
Seeking Thorough Choices for Partial Rotator Cuff Tears
Making Sense of Thermal Surgery for Injured Shoulders
Locating Best Treatments for Shoulder Dislocation
Open or Closed Case of Shoulder Repair?
Dis 'n Dat Treatment for Dislocated Shoulders
Having a Ball and Socket after Getting a New Shoulder Joint
Shoulder Motion in 3-D
Tennis in the Middle Ages
Surgery Advised for First-Time Shoulder Dislocation
Melting the Factors That Slow Recovery from Frozen Shoulder
Underhanded Results for Overhead Athletes
All the Right Shoulder Moves
Popeye's Torn Biceps Tendon
Shoulder Research Revisited
Volleyball Serves Up a Case of Shoulder Weakness
Tackling Shoulder Instability in Football Players
Rotator Cuff Tears: Should You Operate?
Hottest Techniques in Shoulder Surgery
Treating Minor Rotator Cuff Tears: When Less Is More
Tennis Anyone? Served with or without Pain?
The Incredible Shrinking Shoulder
Want Strong Shoulders? Don't Slouch
Buttoning Up a Torn Rotator Cuff
Inside the Shoulder: A New Look at an Old Problem
Swapping Activities for a Stable Shoulder: The Slippery Slope of Shoulder Dislocation
Nonsurgical Treatment Makes the Grade for Shoulder Separation
New Treatment for Shoulder Cysts: A Case Report
Rotator Cuff Repair--Again
Unusual Muscle Tear in a Recreational Athlete
Pop Goes the Shoulder: Better Treatments for Dislocations
Open Surgery to Stabilize the Shoulder: It's Not a Closed Book
Cadets Salute Arthroscopy for the Treatment of Dislocated Shoulders
Scoping Out Surgery for Torn Rotator Cuff Tendons
Reaching toward Effective Treatments for "Frozen Shoulder"
Will Rotator Cuff Surgery Give You the Cold Shoulder? A Ten-Year Check-Up
Good News for Shoulder Arthroplasty Patients: A Bone Graft May Help
Shoulder Dislocation: Surgery or Sling?
One Plus One Equals Relief of Shoulder Pain
Rotator Cuff Surgery Passes the Test of Time
Rotator Cuff Surgery Not a Handicap for Golfers
A+ Results Long after Rotator Cuff Repair
Putting the Squeeze on the Rotator Cuff
Ultrasound Gaining Acceptance in Diagnosing Shoulder Problems
Honey, I Shrunk the Joint Capsule
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