Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . COVID-19 within 30 days prior to shoulder arthroplasty may increase risk of several postoperative complications.

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Dr. Michael J. Bercik Jr., MD, a Lancaster shoulder surgeon, completed 4× the annual case volume tied to high-volume status and lower revision rates. When you perform this surgery week after week, you ...

As of January 1, primary shoulder replacements are approved by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to be performed in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) environment. The CMS, in its wisdom ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication.

Painful shoulder conditions, such as shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff tears, are common. Treatments such as medications, physical therapy, and steroid injections can help, but sometimes surgical ...