A 35-year-old woman reports the insidious onset of shoulder ...

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A 16-year-old right-hand dominant pitcher has had pain with ...

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A 61-year-old banker presents with shoulder pain and a progressive decline in range of motion since undergoing a total shoulder replacement surgery 5 years ago. He initially did well and was able to get back to weightlifting and golfing, but has recently had difficulty lifting his arm above the horizon and has trouble reaching across his body to put his seat belt on in the car. An MRI of his affected shoulder shows partial-thickness, attritional tearing of his supraspinatus. If pre-operative planning for revision surgery reveals the finding demonstrated in Figure A, which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's treatment failure?

A 54-year-old female presents to your office for evaluation ...

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A baseball player reports a dull pain in the posterior aspec...

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A 65-year-old male presents to clinic for progressive weakne...

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A 17-year-old right-hand dominant male presents to the emergency room following a traumatic dislocation sustained while playing basketball. He undergoes a closed reduction in the emergency department. X-rays demonstrate no significant glenoid bony injury. He has some lateral deltoid paresthesia but intact motor function. This patient is most likely to develop what finding long-term?

A 45-year-old man presents to the orthopedic clinic 3 months...

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A 65-year-old right-hand-dominant man reports acute right shoulder pain and inability to lift his arm overhead after a glenohumeral dislocation while skiing 2 weeks ago. Physical exam reveals active forward elevation to 30 degrees and 3/5 external rotation strength, pain with motion, and intact lateral arm sensation. An MRI is contraindicated due to a pacemaker, and therefore an arthrogram is performed and shown in Figure A. What is the most appropriate treatment option?

A 22-year-old college baseball pitcher reports the recent onset of anterior and posterosuperior shoulder pain in his throwing shoulder. Examination shows a 15-degree loss of internal rotation, tenderness over the coracoid, and a positive relocation test. Radiographs are normal, and an MRI scan without contrast shows no definitive lesions. A rehabilitation program is prescribed. Which of the following regimens should be initially employed?

A 47-year-old man presents to your clinic with chronic persi...

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A 49-year-old amateur golfer presents with 3 months of pain ...

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A 75-year-old, right-hand-dominant female has had shoulder p...

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A 60-year-old male presents to your office with chronic atraumatic left shoulder pain, stiffness, and weakness. He had a left anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty performed by another surgeon 18 months ago. Since his surgery, pain and stiffness have not resolved. He has completed two rounds of physical therapy since surgery without improvement. A plain radiograph taken today is demonstrated in Figure A. On exam, he has decreased active and passive range of motion in forward elevation, external rotation, and internal rotation. Rotator cuff strength testing is rated 5-/5 in all directions, and no mechanical symptoms are present. Negative belly press and drop arm tests. Lab work demonstrates an ESR of 25 mm/hr and CRP of 1.0 g/L. What is the most likely etiology of this patient's stiffness?

A 70-year-old right-hand dominant female presents to your of...

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A 64-year-old female presents to the clinic with a traumatic...

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Which of the following patients is the optimal candidate for a latissimus dorsi transfer?

A 45-year-old man sustained the injury seen in Figure 130a 6...

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A 78-year-old male presents to your clinic with increasing l...

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A 26-year-old outfielder undergoes arthroscopic repair of a right shoulder type 2 SLAP tear with two labral anchors in the 11 and 1 o’clock positions. Postoperative rehabilitation for this SLAP repair should include:

Figure 43 shows an arthroscopic view of a right shoulder thr...

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A 20-year-old right-handed collegiate baseball pitcher prese...

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A previously independent 82-year-old female falls down 3 sta...

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What is the most common finding during surgery for traumatic anterior shoulder instability?

A 68-year-old female presents to your clinic with long-stand...

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A 62-year-old man with a long history of right shoulder pain and weakness is scheduled to undergo hemiarthroplasty. Based on the radiographs shown in Figures 6a through 6c, what preoperative factor will most affect postoperative functional outcome?

A 74-year-old woman is diagnosed with rotator cuff tear arth...

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A 67-year-old patient presents to clinic for evaluation of t...

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