OBJECTIVES Postlaparoscopic shoulder pain (PLSP) remains a common problem after laparoscopies. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between pressure pain threshold (PPT) of different muscles and PLSP after gynecologic laparoscopy, and to explore the effect of parecoxib, a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, on the changes of PPT. MATERIALS AND METHODS The patients were randomly al...

abstract two cases (20 and 15 years old) of shoulder joint synovial chondromatosis were initially treated with arthroscopic debridement. one was further treated with a second arthroscopy and partial synovectomy (case 1) the second was fully treated by arthroscopic surgery (case 2). the postoperative control x- ray revealed no loose body and the joint was normal. one of the cases (case 1) was af...

BACKGROUND The paper reports on the importance of the interpersonal nexus within qualitative research processes, from a recent research project on patient experiences of shoulder surgery. Our aim is to reveal the importance of qualitative research processes and specifically the role of the interpersonal nexus in generating quality data. Literature related to the importance of human interactions...

There is a wide variety of patients who present for shoulder surgery, ranging from the fit, robust patient with a sports injury requiring a stabilization procedure, to the frail, elderly rheumatoid patient requiring joint decompression or arthroplasty. Recent surgical advances have resulted in the development of minimal access arthroscopic procedures with resulting improvements in speed of conv...

a seven year-old boy with several painless masses on the ribs and shoulder was referred to our hospital. the masses were so prominent that they prevented the child’s sleep. since the patient had been ridiculed by his friends due to the rib prominences, he had refused to attend school. after clinical and radiological evaluations, the masses were diagnosed as hereditary multiple exostoses of the ...

A clinically apparent thromboembolism associated with arthroscopic shoulder surgery is extremely rare. We report a case of a fatal pulmonary embolism developed after an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in a 45-year-old woman. On the first day after surgery, she experienced syncope that was complicated by cardiac arrest. No hemostasis impairment was noted. A computed tomography scan revealed a p...

Infection after shoulder surgery is rare but potentially devastating. Normal skin flora, including Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Propionibacterium acnes, are the most commonly isolated pathogens. Perioperative measures to prevent infection are of paramount importance, and clinical acumen is necessary for diagnosis. Superficial infections may be managed with local wound ...

1 – Coordinator of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, Bahia Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology (INSBOT – Instituto Baiano de Ortopedia e Traumatologia); Orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital Português da Bahia 2 – Head of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, ORTOPED Fracture Clinic; Orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital Português da Bahia 3 – Medical Assistant, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery G...