BMS: Better Healing Doesn’t Mean Better Scores

September 3, 2025 1 min read Premium comments

AP shoulder radiograph showing advanced glenohumeral osteoarthritis with marked joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis, cystic change, and inferior humeral head osteophyte / Source: Wikimedia Commons and Hellerhoff

StudiesPremiumrotator cuff repairpatient-reported outcomesabduction strengthbone marrow stimulationdecorticationEvidence Based Orthopaedicsshoulder active patientstendon healing#arthroscopy

Every shoulder surgeon has wrestled with this question in the OR: should I stick with the tried-and-true decortication of the greater tuberosity, or should I get fancy with bone marrow stimulation (BMS) to coax out those biologically friendly stem cells?

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