Short-term outcomes of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty with biceps augmentation of subscapularis peel repair.

Background: Augmenting subscapularis peel repairs with the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) may provide increased strength to the repaired construct. We aimed to report on the early outcomes of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) in patients whose subscapularis peel repairs were augmented with LHBT autografts.

Methods: All patients who underwent aTSA with augmentation of subscapularis peel repair using LHBT were reviewed.

Avoiding Glenoid Baseplate Fixation Failure by Altering Surgical Technique for Varying Bone Densities.

Unlabelled: Glenoid baseplate failure is one of the causes of revision and poor outcomes in reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA). The objective of this study was to determine whether alterations in surgical technique can improve time-zero fixation of the baseplate in varying bone densities. A secondary objective was to identify whether preoperative radiographic glenoid sclerosis width was associated with the implementation of these techniques.

Does improved external rotation following reverse shoulder arthroplasty impact clinical outcomes in patients with rotator cuff pathology and external rotation less than 0°?

Background: The purpose of this study was to (1) evaluate whether improved external rotation (ER) in patients with preoperative ER <0° impacts their clinical outcomes following reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) for rotator cuff (RC) pathology and (2) describe the differences in preoperative factors and postoperative outcomes in this patient population. Our hypothesis was that clinical outcomes would not be affected by improvement in ER using a lateralized glenosphere design.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 55 patients with preoperative ER <0° who underwent primary RSA for RC pathology with lateralized glenosphere.

Ureteral Entrapment in an Associated Anterior Column and Posterior Hemitransverse Acetabular Fracture: A Case Report.

Case: A 59-year-old man was struck by an automobile resulting in left anterior column posterior hemitransverse acetabular fracture with ureteral entrapment. Open reduction internal fixation was performed with removal of the ureter from the fracture. At follow-up 7 months post-op, the patient did not report significant hip or urinary symptoms, and implant position and fracture alignment remained intact.

Opportunistic CT Screening for Osteoporosis in Patients With Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma: Technique and Potential Clinical Impact.

Objectives: To present a technique for the use of computed tomography (CT) scans in opportunistic screening for osteoporosis in patients with pelvic and acetabular fractures and to quantify the potential clinical impact in a geriatric trauma population.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Level 1 trauma center.