The external rotation test in the diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis.

This article evaluates the effectiveness of the external rotation test in diagnosing capsulitis. The test is performed with the upper arm in a neutral position at the patient's side and the elbow in 90 degrees of flexion. The test is positive when pain is produced with this maneuver.

Microcomputed tomography assessment of glenoid component cementation techniques in total shoulder arthroplasty.

Various strategies have been described to improve glenoid component cementation technique in shoulder arthroplasty, such as the "weephole" technique (WH), which is thought to allow for improved cement mantles by suction venting the glenoid vault through the coracoid. The purpose of this study was to compare the cement mantle created using standard syringe pressurization (SP) to WH or a new, modified weephole technique (MWH), not requiring specific instrumentation of the coracoid medullary canal. Fourteen cadaveric scapulae underwent preparation of the glenoid to allow for implantation of glenoid components.