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Five things worth knowing before your operation, from asking questions to not forcing the pace of recovery.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Massive tears have more surgical options than almost any other shoulder condition. My published algorithm for choosing between them.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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The protocol should follow the biology, not the other way around.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Pituitary selectivity is what makes ipamorelin the sensible first step rather than synthetic growth hormone.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Two different receptors, one common goal — and why timing relative to sleep matters enormously.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Shoulder arthroplasty adds a wound-healing demand that rotator cuff repair does not.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Re-tear rates stay stubbornly high, and in most cases it is not a failure of technique. It is a failure of biology.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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Six non-negotiable rules that separate physician-supervised optimisation from self-experimentation.

Patrick J. Denard, MD

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