F. Matsen

Biologic Augmentation Improves Rotator Cuff Integrity But Not Clinically Significant Patient Outcomes

Background: Biologic augmentation is increasingly used to enhance tendon healing after rotator cuff repair, with recent American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons guideline updates supporting certain implants. However, clinically significant benefits to the patient remain unclear. The primary objectives of this study wer...

Early Postoperative Predictors of Two-Year Satisfaction after Ream and Run Arthroplasty.

BACKGROUND Treatment of glenohumeral arthritis in the young, active patient is challenging. The ream-and-run (RnR) arthroplasty allows for unrestricted activity but in some patients can include difficult and longer post-operative rehabilitation and a higher early revision rate. Improvement can occur up to 2 years after...

Anatomic shoulder arthroplasty: a single surgeon’s consecutive series of four hundred and fifty eight patients