The UF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine recently had the privilege of presenting its research at the 2024 Annual Congress of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC-ESSSE) in Munich, Germany. One of the biggest conferences for elbow and shoulder surgery worldwide, this remarkable event featured research presentations with a wide range of topics and concepts.

The team from the Hand and Upper Extremity Division included faculty Jay King, MD, Thomas Wright, MD and resident Kevin Hao, MD. They presented on multiple topics, with the majority focused on shoulder arthroplasty (including 4 oral presentations and 12 posters). Multiple other authors such as Jonathan Wright, MD and Kevin Farmer, MD, along with several orthopaedic fellows, residents and medical students, were included in this research from the University of Florida. The productive work of Clinical Research Coordinators in the Orthopaedic Research Division’s, Aimee Struk and Tyler LaMonica, allowed the completion of these exciting research projects.

Presentations:

• The Influence of Os Acromiale on Patient Outcomes After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Matched Cohort Study
  Jay King, MD
• Predictors Of Ability To Perform Internal Rotation-Dependent ADLs And Satisfaction Despite Loss Of Objective Internal Rotation After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
  Jay King, MD
• Survivorship And Clinical Outcomes Of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Base Plate Fixation Using The Stilting Technique For Large Glenoid Defects
  Thomas Wright, MD
• Smoking Effect On Functional Outcomes And Implant Survivorship Of Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
  Thomas Wright, MD, Jay King, MD, Kevin Farmer, MD, Jonathan Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• Does Tranexamic Acid Improve Early Postoperative Shoulder Motion After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty?
  Jay King, MD, Thomas Wright, MD, Jonathan Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• What Threshold Of Postoperative Motion Is Associated With Minimal Additional Improvement In Patient-Reported Outcome Scores After Total Shoulder
  Jay King, MD, Thomas Wright, MD, Jonathan Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• The Relationship Between Preoperative Function And Achievement Of Clinically-Important Benchmarks Of Success After Shoulder Arthroplasty Is Dependent On Outcome
  Jay King, MD, Thomas Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty After Prior Distal Clavicle Excision: A Matched Cohort Study
  Thomas Wright, MD, Jay King, MD, Kevin Farmer, MD, Jonathan Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• Current Smokers Have Worse Functional Outcomes Following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty At Minimum Two-Year Follow-Up Compared To Non-Smokers
  Thomas Wright, MD, Jay King, MD, Kevin Farmer, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• The Effect Of Socioeconomic Status Of Primary Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Patients On Outcomes And Survivorship
  Thomas Wright, MD, Jay King, MD, Jonathan Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• Conversion Of Failed Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty To Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Versus Primary Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty For Primary Osteoarthritis
  Thomas Wright, MD, Jay King, MD, Jonathan Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• Influence Of Inflammatory Arthritis Treatment On Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes
  Thomas Wright, MD, Jay King, MD, Kevin Farmer, MD, Jonathan Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD
• A Reproducible Method For Evaluating The Degree And Direction Of Overstuffing Of The Humeral Head Component In ATSA
  Thomas Wright, MD, Jay King, MD, Kevin Farmer, MD, Jonathan Wright, MD, Kevin Hao, MD