Upper Extremity Injuries

A 79-year-old, right-handed woman presented to her primary care physician’s office with no prior hospitalizations for persistent right arm pain associated with a right antecubital mass.

In a retrospective review, researchers assessed the influence of preoperative peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) on postoperative opioid use following total shoulder and knee surgeries. Their findings,...

In a study examining postoperative outcomes 1 year after total knee arthroplasty, researchers explored how changes in pain and function relate to patient satisfaction—and which clinical factors may help...