Multidisciplinary Shoulder & Elbow Society Library

Our comprehensive library has everything you need to help you better understand your patients' shoulder or elbow problems.

Labral Tears of the Shoulder: A Concise Overview classification classification systems labral tears labrum shoulder instability shoulder pain slap

Labral Tears of the Shoulder: A Concise Overview

Introduction

The labrum is a cartilaginous structure on the glenoid that deepens the shoulder socket, enhances stability, and serves as an attachment...

Continue Reading...
Elbow Stability Clinical Pearls clinical pearls elbow elbow stability joint stability

Centerline of Rotation

The elbow's centerline of rotation is created by the trochlea-trochlear notch articulation12. It's located 16.54 mm from the joint line towards the medial epicondyle along the ...

Continue Reading...
Case Study: 24M Recurrent Shoulder Instability case study quiz question shoulder dislocation shoulder instability traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation

A computed tomography image of a 24-year-old banker who has recurrent shoulder instability demonstrates 6% bone loss of his glenoid. His first dislocation occurred as a teenager while snowboarding. Th...

Continue Reading...
Shoulder Dislocation & Instability: Time, Mechanism & Direction classification injury shoulder dislocation shoulder instability trauma

Shoulder Dislocation & Instability: Time, Mechanism & Direction

Time

  • Acute

    • Acute dislocation or subluxation is referring to a first time fully dislocated or subluxed shoulder.

 

  • ...
Continue Reading...
Quiz Question: 69M Chronic Shoulder Pain & Limited Mobility glenohumeral joint glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis hemiarthroplasty journal of shoulder and elbow surgery revision surgery shoulder arthritis shoulder pain total shoulder arthroplasty

A 69-year-old man presents with chronic right shoulder pain. He states he has a limited range of motion with very loud crepitus. On physical exam his rotator cuff strength is 5/5. He has pain with bot...

Continue Reading...
Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis Classifications glenohumeral joint glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis normal shoulder osteoarthritis shoulder arthritis shoulder pain

Samilson and Prieto Classification for Glenohumeral OA

The Samilson and Prieto classification is a widely used system for grading glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis based on the size of inferior humer...

Continue Reading...
Pathomechanics of Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis osteoarthritis pathomechanics shoulder osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis has a very predictable cascade of effects. First, we’ll see contractures of the anterior soft tissues. This leads to external rotation deficit and further internal rotation contracture....

Continue Reading...
Case of the Week: 71M Shoulder Pain & Limited Mobility case of the week glenohumeral joint glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis osteoarthritis shoulder arthritis shoulder pain

Age/Sex: 71 y/o Male

CC:  Severe right shoulder pain 

HPI: 71 y/o, RHD, male presents with severe right shoulder pain. The patient stated that this is a chronic problem that has progressively worsen...

Continue Reading...
Classification Systems for Arthritic Glenoid Bone Loss antuna and seebauer classification classification systems glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis glenoid bone loss

There are multiple classification systems for glenoid bone loss, including:

Walch Classification

The Walch Classification is a widely used system for categorizing glenoid morphology in glenohumeral ...

Continue Reading...
Epidemiology of Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis epidemiology glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis shoulder osteoarthritis

The glenohumeral joint is the third most common large joint to be affected following the knee and hip.1

Population-based studies have demonstrated that 16.1%–20.1% of adults older than 65 years have ...

Continue Reading...
Acute Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: The ARTISAN Trial advice physiotherapy rehabilitation shoulder instability traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation tubs

The ARTISAN trial investigated rehabilitation strategies for traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation. 482 patients were randomized to receive either advice only or advice plus additional physiotherapy...

Continue Reading...
FREE GIFT: SHOULDER CARE ALGORITHM INFOGRAPHIC

Join Our Newsletter & Get a FREE Membership

By signing up you for our newsletter you will get a FREE membership to the Multidisciplinary Shoulder & Elbow Society and we will send you our Shoulder Care Algorithm Infographic which was created and is used by our shoulder & elbow fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeons. On top of that you will receive our weekly newsletter which includes articles, educational resource, surgeon clinical pearls, along with access to instructional courses and the annual meeting.

You're safe with me. I'll never spam you or sell your contact info.