Research opportunities include both basic science and clinical outcomes. The basic science research projects are conducted in close collaboration among the clinicians in the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory under the direction of Louis Soslowsky, Ph.D. Currently the McKay Shoulder and Elbow Study Group includes a full time staff of post-doctoral research fellows, pre-doctoral bioengineering students and two orthopaedic research residents. A Core Centers for Musculoskeletal Disorders group is operational and includes University of Pennsylvania researchers from the Microarrays, Structure-Function Biomechanics, and Small Animal Imaging areas. The clinical outcomes and evidence based medicine research projects are conducted under the direction of Kenneth Rogers, PhD, ATC. Relationships with local university based graduate programs allow an interdisciplinary approach among medicine and allied health professions to reach the research goals of the Shoulder and Elbow service.
Research opportunities include participation in several ongoing clinical research projects as well as basic science research. Active basic science research includes the study of: 1) glenohumeral kinematics, 2) the biomechanics of prosthetic design, 3) rotator cuff tendon healing, 4) Tissue Engineering, and 5) glenohumeral ligament and rotator cuff tissue mechanics. Active clinical outcome research projects include the study of: 1) nerve injury during shoulder arthroplasty and elbow contracture release, 2) Open versus Arthroscopic Bankart repair, 3) Prosthesis outcomes, and 4) percutaneous pinning for proximal humerus fractures. The Fellows are encouraged to develop their own line of research and work in collaboration with faculty and staff associated with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and affiliated institutions.
The Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania is interested in training the next generation of leaders in shoulder and elbow surgery. Those candidates that have a specific interest in an academic career have unique opportunities to pursue this ultimate career goal at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Fellow has significant clinical responsibilities. Each Fellow rotates with surgeons on the shoulder and elbow service throughout the year. Our current surgical volume is approximately 1,000 cases per year and we see approximately 11,000 outpatient visits per year. A didactic lecture and case conference schedule is incorporated into the residency program. The Fellows participate in these teaching conferences.
Shoulder and Elbow Service Fellowship Process
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Shoulder and Elbow Service Presentation
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