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Episode 45: Shoulder & Elbow Edition — Vol. 1, Issue 7

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Today's shoulder and elbow edition explores key clinical decision-making topics from patient-reported outcomes to diagnostic challenges. We examine whether simplified follow-up protocols using patient-reported measures can replace comprehensive clinical assessments after reverse shoulder arthroplasty, review management strategies for patients with concurrent cervical spine and rotator cuff pathology, investigate whether MRA findings predict surgical outcomes in posterior instability, and challenge conventional wisdom about glenoid version correction in arthroplasty.

  1. "Longitudinal evaluation of patient-reported outcome measures and clinician-based scores after reverse shoulder arthroplasty in Asian patients: patient-reported outcome measures may be sufficient beyond 1 year." — Hirakawa Y et al., JSES Int — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2026.101646
  2. "Shoulder pain that is not shoulder pathology - a shoulder surgeon's guide to concomitant cervical spine and rotator cuff disease." — Sprowls GR et al., JSES Rev Rep Tech — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xrrt.2026.100690
  3. "No difference in outcomes for posterior shoulder instability surgery in patients with a normal vs. pathological radiologist reported magnetic resonance arthrogram study." — Byrd RL et al., JSES Rev Rep Tech — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xrrt.2026.100675
  4. "The role of glenoid version in arthroplasty." — Hoffmeister T et al., JSES Rev Rep Tech — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xrrt.2026.100682
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