Partial resurfacing of the humeral head with the Hemicap implant has recently become available. Previously, the use of resurfacing in the glenohumeral joint has been used for the treatment of osteoarthritis, cuff tear arthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, and avascular necrosis. The technique has provided significant pain relief as well as improved function in all pathologies in the available shor...

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Because of its inherent superior soft tissue contrast and lack of ionizing radiation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is highly suited to study the complex anatomy of the shoulder joint, particularly when assessing the relatively high incidence of shoulder injuries in young, athletic patients. This review aims to serve as a primer for understanding shoulder MRI in an algorithmical approach, in...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare surgical treatment options for young patients with glenohumeral arthritis. METHODS A systematic review of the English-language literature was conducted by searching PubMed, EMBASE, and Scopus with the following term: "(shoulder OR glenohumeral) AND (arthritis OR osteoarthritis) AND (young OR younger)." Studies that reported clinical or radiological...

Abstract Anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty is a widely used definitive surgical solution for end-stage glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis and associated with good clinical outcomes. has role patients under 50 years of age who have exhausted nonoperative management over 80 an intact rotator cuff. Patients younger than place greater demands on their replaced shoulders, raising concerns about im...

Background and purpose - There is a lack of information on any associations between the functional outcome and age and diagnosis in patients who have undergone shoulder arthroplasty. We therefore evaluated the functional outcome in "young" and "old" patients treated with either hemiarthroplasty (HA) or total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) with diverse diagnoses. Patients and methods - The function...

BackgroundThe benefit of rotator cuff repair (RCR) in patients with concurrent osteoarthritic changes remains unclear. RCR has the theoretical potential to increase compressive force across glenohumeral joint, further exacerbating osteoarthritis pain. The purpose this study is investigate pain relief and patient-reported outcomes undergoing simultaneous microfracture focal osteoarthritis.Method...