{"id":74132,"date":"2025-12-30T22:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/74132\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T22:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:36:10","slug":"st-lukes-joins-national-study-on-new-shoulder-replacement-technology-saucon-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/74132\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Luke\u2019s Joins National Study on New Shoulder Replacement Technology \u2013 Saucon Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network has been selected as the only health care system in the Lehigh Valley, and one of just a few nationwide, to take part in a major clinical trial studying a new shoulder replacement design called the INHANCE\u2122 Shoulder System by DePuy Synthes.<\/p>\n<p>This research will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the INHANCE Shoulder System, which uses a stemless design instead of the traditional metal stem placed inside the arm bone. By removing the stem, the procedure may help preserve more natural bone and reduce bone loss, which could be important for patients who might need another surgery in the future.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DrCarolan-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Carolan\" class=\"wp-image-77943\"  \/>St. Luke\u2019s Orthopedic Care surgeon Dr. Gregory Carolan (courtesy of St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network)<\/p>\n<p>The study is for patients who need a reverse total shoulder replacement because of a gross rotator cuff deficiency and severe pain and loss of function caused by conditions like osteoarthritis. These issues can make everyday activities difficult and greatly affect quality of life. Participation in the study is a decision made together by the patient and surgeon.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gregory Carolan, an orthopedic surgeon with St. Luke\u2019s Orthopedic Care, performed the first procedure in the Lehigh Valley at St. Luke\u2019s Orthopedic Hospital at the West End Campus in Allentown. DePuy Synthes invited Dr. Carolan to join the study because of his national reputation and extensive experience with complex shoulder surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to be part of this important research,\u201d said Dr. Carolan. \u201cThe stemless design could be a big step forward in shoulder replacement because it preserves more of the patient\u2019s natural bone, which is especially important for long-term results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>St. Luke\u2019s participation in this study highlights its commitment to bringing advanced orthopedic care to the region.<\/p>\n<p>This community health news is brought to you in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slhn.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network has been selected as the only health care system in the Lehigh Valley,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74133,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,38368,38369,157,12239,28,34635,25629,1078,12242,1112],"class_list":["post-74132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-bone","tag-gregory-carolan","tag-lehigh-valley","tag-orthopedic","tag-pennsylvania","tag-replacement","tag-shoulder","tag-st-lukes","tag-surgery","tag-trial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}