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Shoulder and Elbow Disease: Current Treatment and Future Options
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Shoulder and Elbow Disease: Current Treatment and Future Options

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 April 2024) | Viewed by 779

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Taku Hatta

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Guest Editor
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Joint Surgery, Sports Clinic Ishinomaki, Ishinomaki, Japan
2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Interests: joint surgery; orthopaedic surgery; shoulder arthroplasty; shoulder and elbow

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Shoulder and elbow pain is a common musculoskeletal condition that is recognized as a disabling problem. Some common examples of shoulder and elbow diseases are rotator cuff tears, frozen shoulder, shoulder instability, tennis elbow, bursitis and osteoarthritis. In recent years, shoulder and elbow surgery has undergone improvement due to the emergence of novel surgical techniques and technological approaches, such as arthroscopy and arthroplasty augmented with advancements of biomechanics, biomaterials and regenerative medicine. Given these, it is imperative to keep consolidating our knowledge and disseminate up-to-date information to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

This Special Issue aims to create a platform for sharing expertise, discussing novel approaches and fostering collaboration. Therefore, we invite clinicians, researchers and experts in shoulder and elbow disease to contribute their insights and research findings to a dedicated volume focused on the advancements in the field. We particularly encourage the submission of original research articles. Additionally, we welcome the submission of high-interest review articles on this topic.

Dr. Taku Hatta
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Clinical Medicine is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • rotator cuff injuries
  • shoulder instability
  • shoulder arthroplasty
  • elbow surgery
  • shoulder surgery
  • joint pain
  • shoulder and elbow disease
  • arthroscopic surgery
  • orthopedic surgery

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Stiffness Changes in Shoulder Muscles between Pitchers and Position Players after Throwing Overhead Using Shear Wave Elastography and Throwing Motion Analysis
by Hironori Tsurukami, Yoshiaki Itoigawa, Hirohisa Uehara, Fumitoshi Hatae, Atsushi Kubota, Motoki Mizuno, Katsuhiko Maezawa, Yuuji Takazawa and Muneaki Ishijima
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(7), 2056; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jcm13072056 - 02 Apr 2024
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Objectives: The objective is to compare stiffness changes around the shoulder muscles between pitchers and position players after throwing overhead using shear wave elastography (SWE) in relation to throwing motion analysis and muscle strength. Methods: A total of 32 male college [...] Read more.
Objectives: The objective is to compare stiffness changes around the shoulder muscles between pitchers and position players after throwing overhead using shear wave elastography (SWE) in relation to throwing motion analysis and muscle strength. Methods: A total of 32 male college baseball players (12 pitchers and 20 position players) were observed throwing 20 times, and SWE was performed to evaluate 13 shoulder muscle items—tendons (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor), muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus [transverse and oblique part], teres minor, lower trapezius, latissimus dorsi, and pectoralis minor), and capsules (posterior and posteroinferior). Motion analysis was used to assess elbow torque, forearm angle, forearm rotation speed, and maximum external rotation angle of the shoulder. Muscle strength was measured using a dynamometer for abduction, internal/external rotation of the shoulder at an abduction of 0°, internal/external rotation of the shoulder at an abduction of 90°, and internal/external rotation of shoulder at a flexion of 90°. Results: In the pitcher group, SWE values for the teres minor muscle and latissimus dorsi muscle increased significantly after throwing. In the position player group, SWE values for the teres minor muscle significantly increased, and SWE values of the pectoralis minor muscle decreased after throwing. In the pitcher group, positive correlations were found between the teres minor muscle and forearm rotation speed and between the latissimus dorsi muscle and forearm angle. No significant difference was found in muscle strength after throwing in any of the groups. Conclusions: Stiffness changes occurred after throwing and were related to the motion analysis, but the regions in which stiffness occurred varied between pitchers and position players. Full article
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