Rob Hartzler MD
@DrRobHartzler
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Shoulder and elbow surgeon with the San Antonio Orthopaedic Group
San Antonio, Texas
Joined December 2015
@AAOS1 members! Mark your calendars and register for rotator cuff repair dermal augmentation webinar July 15 7:15-8:15 central time. An amazing faculty for this event! @PatrickDenardMD @Ortho_RI @tsaog @TSAOG_Ortho @aossm1972 @AANAORG @ASESmembers
https://t.co/g0baHRglS1
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See you tonight @AAOS1 members! @PatrickDenardMD @Ortho_RI @tsaog @TSAOG_Ortho @aossm1972 @AANAORG @ASESmembers
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MYSTERY IN THE SHOULDER: SOLVED How do top surgeons detect the stealthy partial subscapularis tear? Clue-by-clue, technique-by-technique—this masterclass shows it all. This is a must-see. Seats vanishing fast: https://t.co/Mz0vXIZefh
#SDSIcourse @DrRobHartzler
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Stryker BIORSA + Perform humerus reconstruction: such a nice option for intermediate glenoid bone loss.
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What a great experience to participate in @ASESmembers #NSEW2025. San Antonio showed well just as it has over the last 75 years in the evolution of shoulder elbow surgery worldwide.🧢 off to @DrRobHartzler for leading this fantastic local effort! #TheASESFoundation @TSAOG_Ortho
What a week! From the rooftops of Los Angeles to the history of St. Louis, the energy, passion, and generosity of our members, patients, and industry partners made every National Shoulder and Elbow Week event unforgettable. #NSEW2025 #TheASESFoundation
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Less than one week until 2025 National Shoulder and Elbow Week. There is still time to register and attend our event at @TSAOG_Ortho Ridgewood Friday 5/16! Food, education, networking, silent auction, and live music with @joepanthermusic! https://t.co/cyiUxXmsOq
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If @AAOS1 wanted to make a difference for patients (and claw back relevance), it would foster reporting and censure of surgeons who deny indicated surgery on behalf of commercial carriers including medicare replacement plans for $ (similar to BS expert plaintiffs witnesses).
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Registration open! Support shoulder and elbow research and education @ASESmembers
https://t.co/PgKNi4JN8x
@TSAOG_Ortho @Chief_McManus @BAMCortho @UTHealthSA
@ASESmembers National Shoulder Elbow Week. 🔥 🔥 🔥 @DrRobHartzler
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- Severe hip and shoulder OA are not in that category and patients should not have to fail formal therapy before being given access to a total joint for these diagnoses.
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- I love therapy for conditions for orthopaedic conditions that potentially have a favorable natural history for significant numbers of patients (e.g. tennis elbow, degenerative rotator cuff tears).
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- @AAOS1 can we please have clinical practice guidelines updated to indicate that therapy is NOT indicated in severe disease by HIGH-LEVEL evidence?
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- Studies like this are well-done (level I!) and totally worthless. Worse than worthless, the results can be twisted by 3rd party payers to deny indicated surgery.
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- Yet, we are told by ITT analysis at 24 mo that "all outcomes similar." No AT results are given at 12/24 mo. - The as-treated results for therapy at 6 months are a joke for the therapy group (ΔOHS = 4). I would like to know if any patients had change > MCID, a low-bar.
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Regarding @NEJM "Total Hip Replacement or Resistance Training for Severe Hip Osteoarthritis" ( https://t.co/etudNkhKqn): a rant. - Can an ITT analysis for this study with 21% crossover to THA by 6 mo have any validity? How about 59% and 77% crossover to THA at 12 and 24 mo?
nejm.org
Total hip replacement is routinely recommended for severe hip osteoarthritis, but data from randomized trials are lacking regarding comparison of the effectiveness of this procedure with that of no...
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