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Pain Pumps Can Cause Cartilage Damage

Posted: 9h 50m ago

Shoulder Pain Pumps Can Result in Lifetime Disability

Post-Arthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis, or PAGCL, is a debilitating and life altering shoulder injury associated with intra-articular pain pumps used in conjunction with arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Posted: 11h 40m ago

Prominent Surgeon Urges Peers to Stop Using Pain Pumps

Dr. Charles Beck, a well-respected orthopedic surgeon this week issued a warning that a commonly used device designed to reduce pain after surgery is potentially dangerous when used in the shoulder joint space.

Posted: 14h 14m ago

A New Study Links Pain Pumps with the Devastating and Painful Loss of Cartilage Following Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Hundreds of individuals across the country use high volume pain pumps to cope with the incredible pain that often follows shoulder surgery. Now a new study suggests that the pumps may deliver too much medicine causing a loss of cartilage that can lead to lifelong pain and suffering.

Posted: 11h 56m ago

Study Shows Damaged Cartilage Linked to Shoulder Pain Pump

Patients who undergo shoulder arthroscopy generally think they will feel much better following the procedure, but if they use a shoulder pain pump to help regulate their pain, they may wind up feeling much, much worse in the long term.

Posted: 8h 31m ago

Drug Safety Spending to be Increased

Congress is moving to give federal health officials more money to monitor prescription drug safety, part of an effort to avoid another Vioxx debacle.

Posted: 11d 11h 48m ago