Wear and tear, injury, certain medical conditions, and age can take a toll on shoulder function. Oftentimes, surgery can be ...

Obesity shouldn't be considered a barrier for a patient who needs shoulder replacement surgery, a new study argues. In some places, doctors have been denying joint replacement surgery to people with a ...

Higher BMI is not linked to increased risk of death or other complications following shoulder replacement surgery, according to a study by Epaminondas Markos Valsamis from the University of Oxford, UK ...

People with obesity shouldn’t be rejected outright for shoulder replacement surgery Researchers found those with high BMI fared as well or better following the surgery than folks with a healthy weight ...

A friend just underwent a rotator cuff repair and is recovering well. But I was wondering, what if you get to a point where ...

Objectives To gain an in-depth understanding of the experience of elderly joint replacement patients in making surgical decisions and to identify the needs of patients in the decision-making process.

Muncie, Ind.-based IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital became the first and only health system in the state to offer robot-assisted shoulder replacements, according to a news release shared Dec. 11 with ...

Shoulder Innovations and Interventional Systems have entered into a strategic partnership to develop a shoulder-specific micro-robot.  The new system aims to improve shoulder surgery precision, ...

A bus driver shoved a 77-year-old pensioner off of his vehicle causing him to fall and break his shoulder. Video footage captured the moment Kyle Howles, 31, grabbed the elderly man by his jacket with ...

Stirrups, Pap smears, prenatal checks: At her busy office at Duke Women’s Health in Durham, NC, OB-GYN Anne Ford’s work with female patients of all ages usually takes place from the waist down. But ...