JSES international
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Recent "multimodal" approaches to pain, although understudied, have shown promise in reducing reliance on narcotics in shoulder arthroplasty (SA). Many surgeons report being unsure of how many narcotic pills to prescribe after the surgery. As result, patients are prescribed upwards of 60 oxycodone 5-mg pills for a 6-to-12-week treatment period despite studies showing postoperative pain can be managed without any medication at all. ⋯ With a multimodal approach, most patients undergoing SA can manage postoperative pain with 15 or fewer oxycodone 5-mg tablets, or 112.5 morphine milligram equivalents. The addition of a liposomal bupivacaine interscalene nerve block may further reduce the consumption of postoperative narcotics compared with a standard interscalene nerve block. This study provides evidence that may be used for surgeon guidelines in the effort to reduce opioid prescriptions after SA.
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Machine learning has shown potential in accurately predicting outcomes after orthopedic surgery, thereby allowing for improved patient selection, risk stratification, and preoperative planning. This study sought to develop machine learning models to predict nonhome discharge after total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). ⋯ Both the boosted decision tree and ANN models performed well in predicting nonhome discharge with similar overall accuracy, but the ANN had higher discriminative ability. Based on the findings of this study, machine learning has the potential to accurately predict nonhome discharge after elective TSA. Surgeons can use such tools to guide patient expectations and to improve preoperative discharge planning, with the ultimate goal of decreasing hospital length of stay and improving cost-efficiency.
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Corticosteroid (CS) injections are commonly used both in primary and secondary care in the management of chronic shoulder pain. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus for COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic and global health emergency. ⋯ This led to the publication of guidelines from societies around the world. The aim of this article is to critically appraise the evidence that form the rationale behind these guidelines and to review the alternative treatment options for the management of shoulder pain during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Double-screw and quadruple-button fixation for the glenoid: Latarjet versus bone block applications.
The Latarjet and bone block procedures can be secured with screws or cortical buttons. The purpose of this biomechanical study was to compare quadruple buttons vs. double screws for fixation of anterior glenoid bone grafts. ⋯ The quadruple-button technique is comparable to screws when the coracoid is used as a bone block or when conjoint tendon loading is minimized. However, at higher conjoint tendon loads, the screws produced a more stable coracoid graft than the buttons.
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Aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on the shoulder and elbow trauma in a skeletally immature population in 30 days starting from the March 8 2020, the first day of restrictions in Italy, and to compare it with the same days of 2019. ⋯ The pandemic forced us to become aware of the ways and places where skeletally immature subjects report shoulder and elbow traumas; therefore, it would be desirable that more considerable attention be directed towards the prevention of injury in areas at risk.