Posts Tagged: rotator cuff repair surgery

Baseball Pitchers After Shoulder Surgery – Learn More from Louisville Sports Medicine Doctor – Stacie Grossfeld MD

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Baseball and Softball, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery.

Shoulder Surgery and Baseball Dr. Joshua Harris and colleagues (2013) examine professional baseball pitchers following shoulder surgery for a shoulder injury. Shoulder surgery among baseball players included arthroscopic surgery, rotator cuff, open, labrum, fracture, and more. The average career length of the baseball pitchers studied was just over six years. Following the players a year after… Read more »

Rotator Cuff Repair and Range of Motion – Info from Louisville Orthopedic

Posted by Orthopaedic Specialists & filed under Rotator Cuff Repair, Shoulder Injury and Shoulder Surgery.

Research on Rotator Cuff Repair and Range of Motion Following Surgery, published in Orthopedics, and lead by Dr. J. D. Harris (2013) and colleagues, examined 274 male and female patients following rotator cuff tear repair. Rotator cuff tears range from small to large in size.  Findings included the following: Large tears were stiffer in forward… Read more »