A Retrospective Comparison of the Efficacy of Embolization with Imipenem/Cilastatin and Microspheres in the Management of Chronic Shoulder Pain.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of embolization with imipenem/cilastatin and microspheres in chronic shoulder pain.

Methods: This retrospective study included 29 patients who underwent embolization for chronic shoulder pain between June 2017 and March 2022 with calibrated MSs from 100 to 250 µm or IMP/CS. The main objective was the clinical success evaluated by the Minimum Clinically Important Difference (MCID) at 3 months after the procedure, validated if the patient responded yes to 2 questions: (1) Is the pain less severe than before the procedure? (2) Are you satisfied with the procedure? The decrease in visual analogue pain scale scores and the safety of the procedure were evaluated.

Safety and Efficacy of Embolization with Microspheres in Chronic Refractory Inflammatory Shoulder Pain: A Pilot Monocentric Study on 15 Patients.

Purpose: Musculoskeletal (MSK) embolization is emerging in tendinopathy treatment. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of MSK embolization with microspheres in the treatment of chronic shoulder pain.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective monocentric study included patients with chronic shoulder pain resistant to 6 months or more of conventional therapies who were treated with MSK embolization between 2017 and 2021.

Recent and chronic sprains of the First Metacarpo-Phalangeal Joint.

Sprains of the first metacarpo-phalangeal joint (MCPJ) are a common form of hand injury that mainly affects the ulnar collateral ligament. Although the diagnosis is made on the physical findings, radiographs must be obtained and ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is necessary in some cases. If the joint is unstable or a bony fragment is displaced, surgery must be performed within 4 weeks after the injury.

External versus endoscopic ultrasound: Non-inferiority assessment for visualization of various structures of interest in the shoulder.

Introduction: Certain structures and pathologies can be difficult to reveal under videoscopy alone during arthroscopic surgery. Ultrasound can be a useful contribution in arthroscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The main aim of the present study was to assess equivalence between endoscopic and external ultrasound for shoulder exploration.

Tuberosity healing in reverse shoulder arthroplasty in traumatology: Use of an offset modular system with bone graft.

Introduction: Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) has become a common treatment in displaced proximal humeral fracture (PHF) in elderly patients due to inconstant results with osteosynthesis or hemiarthroplasty. RSA allows a good anterior elevation but rotational results are more random and depend on tuberosity healing.

Hypothesis: Use of an offset modular system (OMS) on the prothesis improve tuberosity healing and functional results.