Narsha Shoulder Research Center

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Shoulder Research by Medical Staff

Narsha Shoulder Research Center supports Narsha medical staff to conduct shoulder research.

Each medical doctor has his research lab and conducts an individual or collaborative study. Also, orthopedic specialists at Narsha hospital regularly have an academic meeting to share and discuss up-to-date knowledge on shoulder treatments. The Narsha medical team aims to publish research results in domestic and international orthopedic journals.

Dongki Lee, JSES (Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery)

Title of Study :
"Treatment of Acute Shoulder Infection: Can Osseous Lesion be a Rudder in Guideline for Determining the Method of Debridement?"
Study Summary :

There is no standard to determine the most appropriate method of operation for the treatment of acute septic arthritis of the shoulder joint. We retrospectively reviewed 57 patients who underwent arthroscopic or open débridement for acute shoulder infection between 2001 and 2015. The arthroscopic group had a reinfection rate of 55.6% (15/27), and the open group had a reinfection rate of 16.7% (5/30). When preoperative MRI showed bone and/or cartilage erosion of the humeral head, the reinfection rate after arthroscopic débridement was above 75%. Therefore, if preoperative MRI showed erosions, open débridement is more likely to be appropriate than arthroscopic débridement.

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