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ReviewOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2025

Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: Disease Burden, Current Understanding, and Gaps in Knowledge and Treatment.

Michael R Davies, Volker Musahl, Brian Forsythe, Jacob G Calcei, C Benjamin Ma

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Review in Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Evidence-Based Risk Factors for Failure of Arthroscopic Labral Repair.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Michael R DaviesDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1500 Owens Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
Volker MusahlUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brian ForsytheMidwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-5872
Jacob G CalceiUniversity Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
C Benjamin MaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1500 Owens Street, San Francisco, California, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Glenohumeral osteoarthritis (GHOA) is a prevalent, costly problem among the aging population. Despite this, the underlying pathobiology and pathomechanics of the disease have not been fully elucidated, and treatment options remain limited to date. Purpose: The goal of the 2024 Arthritis Foundation (AF) and AOSSM GHOA Think Tank was to review the present body of knowledge regarding GHOA and identify opportunities for future inquiry to ultimately improve patient outcomes. Study Design: Narrative review. Methods: This narrative review stems from the evidence-based discussion of the 2024 AF AOSSM Think Tank. This meeting was composed of 4 sessions, on the topics of "Burden of Disease and Shoulder OA,""Shoulder Conditions and the Development of Shoulder OA,""Treatment Strategies for Patients With Shoulder OA," and "Designing and Conducting Multicenter Trials." Each of these sessions was further divided into 4 lectures pertaining to each topic. Speaker presentations were made available for subsequent review and incorporation of content into this review. Results: The epidemiology of GHOA is reviewed, as well as the basic science of arthritis, the roles of repetitive throwing, shoulder instability, and rotator cuff disease in GHOA, along with existing treatment approaches. Conclusion: Several unanswered questions are in these fields that warrant future research are highlighted.

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chondral defectglenohumeral osteoarthritisrotator cuffshoulder instability

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PMID40395677
PMCPMC12089719

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