There has been much hype about the use of stem cells in the management of degenerative orthopaedic conditions and there are an abundance of practitioners who have made handsome profits administering stem cell injections on the basis that this therapy has regenerative...
The Ream and Run is a type of shoulder replacement suited to either young or highly active patients who wish to avoid the risks associated with potential failure of the polyethylene glenoid component. In this procedure, the glenoid is reamed and reshaped into a...
Dr. Parsons recently contributed to a study challenging the theory that reverse shoulder replacement results in eventual fatigue and weakness of the deltoid muscle years following surgery. This study was recently published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery....
Data from national registries offers insight into how modern total shoulder arthroplasties fail. This can be divided into a few categories which include: patient factors, surgeon factors, implant factors and infection. Patient factors which have been determined from...
