My colleagues and I have put together a list of articles we recommend reading to pass the OCS and SCS exam for the shoulder.  Study hard!

Calandra JJ, Baker CL, Uribe J. The incidence of Hill-Sachs lesions in initial anterior shoulder dislocations. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 1989 Dec 1;5(4):254-7.

Krueger D, Kraus N, Pauly S, Chen J, Scheibel M. Subjective and objective outcome after revision arthroscopic stabilization for recurrent anterior instability versus initial shoulder stabilization. The American journal of sports medicine. 2011 Jan;39(1):71-7.

Yamamoto N, Itoi E, Abe H, Minagawa H, Seki N, Shimada Y, Okada K. Contact between the glenoid and the humeral head in abduction, external rotation, and horizontal extension: a new concept of glenoid track. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2007 Sep 30;16(5):649-56.

Cetik O, Uslu M, Ozsar BK. The relationship between Hill-Sachs lesion and recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation. Acta orthopaedica belgica. 2007 Apr 1;73(2):175.

Longo UG, Loppini M, Rizzello G, Romeo G, Huijsmans PE, Denaro V. Glenoid and humeral head bone loss in traumatic anterior glenohumeral instability: a systematic review. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2014 Feb 1;22(2):392-414.

Wilk KE, Arrigo CA, Andrews JR. Current concepts: the stabilizing structures of the glenohumeral joint. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 1997 Jun;25(6):364-79.

Hayes K, Callanan M, Walton J, Paxinos A, Murrell GA. Shoulder instability: management and rehabilitation. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2002 Oct;32(10):497-509.

Wilk KE, Reinold MM, Dugas JR, Arrigo CA, Moser MW, Andrews JR. Current concepts in the recognition and treatment of superior labral (SLAP) lesions. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2005 May;35(5):273-91.

Dodson CC, Altchek DW. SLAP lesions: an update on recognition and treatment. journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy. 2009 Feb;39(2):71-80.

Wilk KE, Arrigo C. Current concepts in the rehabilitation of the athletic shoulder. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 1993 Jul;18(1):365-78.

Yiannakopoulos CK, Mataragas E, Antonogiannakis E. A comparison of the spectrum of intra-articular lesions in acute and chronic anterior shoulder instability. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2007 Sep 30;23(9):985-90.

Hegedus EJ, Goode A, Campbell S, Morin A, Tamaddoni M, Moorman CT, Cook C. Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. British journal of sports medicine. 2007 Aug 24.

Hegedus EJ, Goode AP, Cook CE, Michener L, Myer CA, Myer DM, Wright AA. Which physical examination tests provide clinicians with the most value when examining the shoulder? Update of a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Nov 1;46(14):964-78.

Wright AA, Wassinger CA, Frank M, Michener LA, Hegedus EJ. Diagnostic accuracy of scapular physical examination tests for shoulder disorders: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Oct 1:bjsports-2012.

Hermans J, Luime JJ, Meuffels DE, Reijman M, Simel DL, Bierma-Zeinstra SM. Does this patient with shoulder pain have rotator cuff disease?: The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review. Jama. 2013 Aug 28;310(8):837-47.

Park HB, Yokota A, Gill HS, El Rassi G, McFarland EG. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for the different degrees of subacromial impingement syndrome. JBJS. 2005 Jul 1;87(7):1446-55.

Litaker D, Pioro M, Bilbeisi HE, Brems J. Returning to the bedside: using the history and physical examination to identify rotator cuff tears. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2000 Dec 1;48(12):1633-7.

Lewis JS, Tennent TD. How effective are diagnostic tests for the assessment of rotator cuff disease of the shoulder. Evidence Based Sports Medicine. 2007 Jul 10:327-60.

Hegedus EJ, Cook C, Lewis J, Wright A, Park JY. Combining orthopedic special tests to improve diagnosis of shoulder pathology. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2015 May 31;16(2):87-92.

Lewis JS. Rotator cuff tendinopathy/subacromial impingement syndrome: is it time for a new method of assessment?. British journal of sports medicine. 2008 Oct 6.

Ainsworth R, Lewis JS. Exercise therapy for the management of full thickness tears of the rotator cuff: A systematic review. British journal of sports medicine. 2007 Jan 30.

Ratcliffe E, Pickering S, McLean S, Lewis J. Is there a relationship between subacromial impingement syndrome and scapular orientation? A systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2013 Oct 30:bjsports-2013.

Lewis JS. Subacromial impingement syndrome: a musculoskeletal condition or a clinical illusion?. Physical therapy reviews. 2011 Oct 1;16(5):388-98.

Senbursa G, Baltacı G, Atay A. Comparison of conservative treatment with and without manual physical therapy for patients with shoulder impingement syndrome: a prospective, randomized clinical trial. Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy. 2007 Jul 1;15(7):915-21.

Kelley MJ, Shaffer MA, Kuhn JE, Michener LA, Seitz AL, Uhl TL, Godges JJ, McClure PW, Altman RD, Davenport T, Davies GJ. Shoulder pain and mobility deficits: adhesive capsulitis: clinical practice guidelines linked to the international classification of functioning, disability, and health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2013 May;43(5):A1-31.

Kelley C, Quimby T, MacVane CZ, Usatine RP. Unusual shoulder injury from a motorcycle crash: we were unable to place the patient’s arm at his side after the accident. An x-ray revealed the reason. Journal of family practice. 2013 May 1;62(5):255-8.

OSU Sports MED Protocol for Large Rotator Cuff Repair (Available for Free):

https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/~/media/Files/WexnerMedical/Patient-Care/Healthcare-Services/Sports-Medicine/Education/Medical-Professionals/RTCLargeMassive.pdf?la=en

OSU Sports Med Protocol for Large Rotator Cuff Repair (Available for Free):

https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/~/media/Files/WexnerMedical/Patient-Care/Healthcare-Services/Sports-Medicine/Education/Medical-Professionals/ReverseTotalShoulderArthroplasty.pdf?la=en

Burnham JM, Kim DC, Kamineni S. Midshaft clavicle fractures: a critical review. Orthopedics. 2016 Sep 19;39(5):e814-21.

Yamanaka K, Matsurnoto T. The Joint Side Tear of the Rotator Cuff: A Followup Study by Arthrography. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 1994 Jul 1;304:68-73.

OSU Sports Med Protocol for Biceps Tenodesis (Available for Free): https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/~/media/Files/WexnerMedical/Patient-Care/Healthcare-Services/Sports-Medicine/Education/Medical-Professionals/BicepsTenodesis.pdf?la=en

Hayes K, Callanan M, Walton J, Paxinos A, Murrell GA. Shoulder instability: management and rehabilitation. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2002 Oct;32(10):497-509.

Sandow MJ, Ilic J. Suprascapular nerve rotator cuff compression syndrome in volleyball players. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 1998 Sep 1;7(5):516-21.

Wilk KE, Reinold MM, Dugas JR, Arrigo CA, Moser MW, Andrews JR. Current concepts in the recognition and treatment of superior labral (SLAP) lesions. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2005 May;35(5):273-91.

Barth JR, Burkhart SS, De Beer JF. The bear-hug test: a new and sensitive test for diagnosing a subscapularis tear. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2006 Oct 31;22(10):1076-84.

Johnson AJ, Godges JJ, Zimmerman GJ, Ounanian LL. The effect of anterior versus posterior glide joint mobilization on external rotation range of motion in patients with shoulder adhesive capsulitis. journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy. 2007 Mar;37(3):88-99.

Wilk, K. E., Macrina, L. C., & Reinold, M. M. (2006). Non-Operative Rehabilitation for Traumatic and Atraumatic Glenohumeral Instability. North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy : NAJSPT, 1(1), 16–31.

Seitz AL, McClure PW, Finucane S, Boardman ND, Michener LA. Mechanisms of rotator cuff tendinopathy: intrinsic, extrinsic, or both?. Clinical biomechanics. 2011 Jan 31;26(1):1-2.

Manske R, Prohaska D. Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) rehabilitation in the overhead athlete. Physical therapy in sport. 2010 Nov 30;11(4):110-21.

Carson S, Woolridge DP, Colletti J, Kilgore K. Pediatric Upper extremity Injuries. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2006; 53: 41-67.

de Jesus JO, Parker L, Frangos AJ, Nazarian LN. Accuracy of MRI, MR arthrography, and ultrasound in the diagnosis of rotator cuff tears: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2009 Jun;192(6):1701-7.

Rudwaleit M, Metter A, Listing J, Sieper J, Braun J. Inflammatory back pain in ankylosing spondylitis: a reassessment of the clinical history for application as classification and diagnostic criteria. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2006 Feb 1;54(2):569-78.

Hagert E, Hagert CG. Upper extremity nerve entrapments: the axillary and radial nerves—clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. 2014 Jul 1;134(1):71-80.

Abbed KM, Coumans JV. Cervical Radiculopathy Pathophysiology, Presentation, And Clinical Evaluation. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jan 1;60(suppl_1):S1-28.

Mintken PE, et al. Examination of the Validity of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely to Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017; 47(4): 252-260. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7100.