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Akhmed Tazhudinov und Prof. Dr. med. Markus Scheibel

Successful shoulder operation for Olympic champion

The Shoulder and Elbow Surgery department at Schulthess Klinik has successfully operated on freestyle wrestler and Olympic champion Akhmed Tazhudinov. Before his surgery, the athlete, who competes for Bahrain, won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling in the 97 kg weight class at the Olympic Games in Paris despite a serious shoulder injury.

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Third HSS, Charité Berlin and Schulthess Klinik joint shoulder conference

The third HSS-Charité-Schulthess Shoulder Conference is taking place on Friday, 23 June 2023. The conference will see specialists from the HSS Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Schulthess Klinik join forces to share their knowledge with shoulder surgeons from all over the world in online training sessions.

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Illustration Anatomie einer Rotatorenmanschenttenruptur

2nd joint shoulder conference from HSS, Charité Berlin and Schulthess Klinik

The second ever HSS-Charité-Schulthess Shoulder Conference is taking place on 27 January. The conference will see specialists from the HSS Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Schulthess Klinik join forces to share their knowledge with shoulder surgeons from all over the world in online training sessions.

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Philipp Moroder nimmt Best Paper Preis in Empfang

Best Paper Prize from the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC) awarded to shoulder instability study

A multicentre study by our research team on the treatment of posterior shoulder instability was awarded the Best Paper Prize at the Dublin congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC).

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Better prognoses of postoperative frozen shoulder in rotator cuff tears

The research department of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery has once again published groundbreaking results, this time for a known and hitherto unsolved problem after rotator cuff surgeries: frozen shoulder. Thanks to a study based on our comprehensive rotator cuff registry there are now better prognosis and prevention options.

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Shoulder and Elbow Surgery department recognised as an SECEC/ESSSE Teaching Center

The European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC/ESSSE) has recognised our Shoulder and Elbow Surgery department, which is led by Prof. Dr. med. Markus Scheibel, as an SECEC/ESSSE Teaching Centre. Schulthess Klinik is delighted to have received the recognition required to become such a Teaching Centre, and looks forward to making an even greater contribution to training shoulder and elbow surgeons at European level.

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Illustration Rotatorenmanschetttenruptur: Fertig fixierte Sehne mittels Fadenankersystem

Does rotator cuff (shoulder tendon tear) repair make economic sense?

From a health perspective, the repair of a torn rotator cuff (should tendon) can be beneficial to many patients. But does the surgical procedure also make economic sense? Our team of researchers and doctors joined forces with the Winterthur Institute of Health Economics and 16 major Swiss insurance providers to investigate this very question, using a cost-utility analysis of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. 

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Ellbogen einer Tennisspielerin

Tennis elbow is not the same as tennis elbow

Tennis elbow is one of the most common elbow conditions and is usually caused by overuse. Fortunately, treatment very rarely requires surgery. It is, however, a different matter if the affected tendon has torn and is causing chronic tennis elbow symptoms. In these cases, which tend to be rare, tendon reconstruction may provide long-awaited relief.

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