Dr. Spencer and the team at the Shoulder and Elbow Center are thrilled to announce the latest of our research efforts being published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery! Working with Dr. Grant Garrigues at Rush Orthopedics and Dr. Ryan Quigley at Sacramento Medical Center, our team has
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BULLSEYE!
Patients frequently present to our clinic with a lot of anxiety and worry about pain following their shoulder surgery. While there is certainly a wide range of responses to surgery, we commonly find that many of our patients complain of very little pain following their surgeries. There are almost 500,000
Continue readingRotator Cuff Repairs- Different Strokes for Different Folks
Rotator cuff tears are very common. Rotator cuff repairs are the fifth most common surgery performed the United States. Most tears are degenerative and occur with greater frequency in patients over the age of 50. They can, however, occur from traumatic events such as falls or dislocations. Most rotator cuff tears occur when the tendon or tendons pull
Continue readingA Note from Dr. Spencer on Instability
Posterior instability (instability where the shoulder dislocates or partially dislocates backwards) is not as common as anterior instability were the shoulder dislocates towards the front. Anterior instability is usually secondary to a traumatic event where is posterior instability is frequently associated with repetitive loading. Repetitive loading is common in sports-
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