Shoulder & Elbow

Abstract

The August 2026 Shoulder & Elbow Roundup 360 looks at: Younger age alone does not compromise survival after anatomical total shoulder arthroplasty; Long-term surveillance after primary shoulder arthroplasty moves towards expert consensus; Distal humeral fractures in older adults require increasingly individualized treatment; Reverse shoulder arthroplasty after previous rotator cuff repair appears to achieve better outcomes when the initial repair was arthroscopic and the interval between procedures was longer; Bioinductive collagen implant speeds early recovery after surgery for high-grade partial-thickness rotator cuff tears without compromising tendon healing; Periprosthetic bone loss continues after reverse shoulder arthroplasty and is greater in patients with osteoporosis; National rehabilitation guidelines aim to standardize care after traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation; Higher-volume total elbow arthroplasty services improve efficiency without compromising early clinical outcomes.