Reverse shoulder replacement is a specific type of replacement that is designed for patients with rotator cuff tears that cannot be fixed and are causing substantial loss of arm strength and function. The main indication for this operation and pain and loss of...
In the 1960’s, shoulder pioneer Dr. Anthony DePalma discovered while doing dissections on cadavers that rotator cuff tears were very frequent in people over the age of 60, even those who had never reported shoulder problems. Most rotator cuff tears are attritional...
The United States is in the midst of an opioid crisis. Every day hundreds of Americans die from this tragic addiction to opiates and in towns across America, families and communities are being torn apart by drugs. We now live in a time where everyone knows someone...
MAKOPLASTY and other so-called “robotics” have yet to prove their benefit in total knee and hip replacement despite their 10-year presence in the orthopedic marketplace. Numerous studies fail to show any substantial clinical benefit for pain relief, speed of recovery...
