Racial disparities in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: an analysis of utilization and perioperative outcomes.

Background: There remains a paucity of literature addressing racial disparities in utilization and perioperative metrics in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair procedures.

Methods: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was used to evaluate patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair from 2010 to 2019. Baseline demographics, utilization trends, and perioperative measures, including adverse events, operative time, length of hospital stay, days from operation to discharge, and readmission, were analyzed.

Sex differences in utilization and perioperative outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Background: As the volume and proportion of patients treated arthroscopically for rotator cuff repair increases, it is important to recognize sex differences in utilization and outcomes.

Methods: Patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair between 2010 and 2019 were identified in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registry. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were collected, and information concerning utilization, operative time, length of hospital stay, days from operation to discharge, readmission, and adverse events were analyzed by sex.

Return to Full Function in Patient with Nonoperative Management of a Comminuted, Displaced Clavicle Fracture: A Case Report.

Case: Clavicle fractures are common skeletal injuries that account for 2%-10% of adult fractures. Surgical indications include presence of an open fracture, severe angulation, comminution, displacement, skin tenting with a threat of skin perforation, neurovascular compromise, symptomatic nonunion, or fracture shortening >1.5-2cm.

Comparison of perioperative complications following surgical treatment of shoulder instability.

Background: Surgical repair for shoulder instability includes arthroscopic Bankart, open Bankart, and Latarjet-Bristow.

Methods: This is a cohort study of patients who underwent arthroscopic Bankart, open Bankart, or Latarjet-Bristow procedures that were identified within the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database (2007-2019). Unadjusted and adjusted analyses were performed (α = 0.

Calf Strain in Athletes.

»: Calf strain is a common condition. In high-performance athletes, calf strain contributes to a substantial absence from competition.

»: Player age and history of a calf strain or other leg injury are the strongest risk factors for calf strain injury and reinjury.

Comparison of outpatient vs. inpatient anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty: a propensity score-matched analysis of 20,035 procedures.

Background: As the proportion of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) operations performed at outpatient surgical sites continues to increase, it is important to evaluate the clinical implications of this evolution in care.

Methods: Patients who underwent TSA for glenohumeral osteoarthritis from 2007 to 2019 were identified in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registry. Demographic data and 30-day outcomes were collected, and patients were separated into inpatient and outpatient (defined as same day discharge) groups.

Treatment of Full-Thickness Acetabular Chondral Flaps During Hip Arthroscopy: Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Versus Microfracture.

Background: The optimal treatment strategy for patients with full-thickness chondral flaps undergoing hip arthroscopy is controversial.

Purpose: To compare functional outcomes of patients who underwent bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) application with those of patients who underwent microfracture.

Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.