AAOS: Strong recommendation for "bioinductive tendon implants to augment rotator cuff repair"

Friday, September 12, 2025 9:22 AM

Recently the AAOS updated its clinical practice guidelines, including those for the management of rotator cuff injuries.The 2025 CPG contains a strong recommendation for the use of bioinductive implants during rotator cuff repair, as it ...

Surgical failures: what causes them and how can we do better for our patients. Warning: this post is lengthly but informative!

Monday, September 8, 2025 8:38 PM

The Book of Why   is transforming our understanding of the causation of surgical outcomes and how to optimize them for our patients. The book is both terrific and dense. Here I try to provide some "Cliffsnotes" that relate to ...

Do stemless total shoulders have lower revision rates because they are better than conventional total shoulders or because of confounders?

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:58 AM

The 2024 Australian Joint Replacement Registry reported a 12% 10yr cumulative revision rate for conventional total shoulders and a 4% 10yr cumulative revision rate for total shoulders using a stemless humeral component. Is it reasonable ...

One of every eight primary total shoulder replacements required revision by 10 years - a causal analysis - augments/technology assistance

Monday, September 1, 2025 2:04 PM

The 2024 Austrialian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry reports, "The cumulative percent revision of primary total conventional shoulder replacements for osteoarthritis is 12.7% at 10 years"  Instability/dislocation ...