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Practice contact
508-718-4358
52 Second Ave
Waltham Massachusetts 02451
US
Augustus Mazzocca MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon - Shoulder & Elbow Specialty
Surgeon
Primary Practice: Orthopedic Sports Medicine MGH MGB
Primary Hospital: Massachusetts General Hospital

Practice Contact

Office Address
52 Second Ave
Waltham Massachusetts 02451
US
Phone
508-718-4358
Email
amazzocca@mgh.harvard.edu

Biography

Dr. Augustus D. Mazzocca is a professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UConn Health. He is the director of the Orthopedic Bioskills Laboratory, and director of Resident Education for the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He is also an active team physician for the UConn athletic teams. Dr. Mazzocca specializes in the management of shoulder and elbow problems. Dr. Mazzocca is a member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society, as well as being a member of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow. He is a co-founder of the New England Shoulder and Elbow Society, which is a regional society dedicated to educating and researching problems related to the shoulder and elbow. Dr. Mazzocca has three patents on devices and processes to improve healing of rotator cuff repairs and has designed three products used to reconstruct shoulder injuries.
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Primary Practice

Primary practice
Orthopedic Sports Medicine MGH MGB

Hospital Affiliations

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PRIMARY HOSPITAL
Massachusetts General Hospital
(617) 726-2000

Education & Training

FELLOWSHIP
RUSH University
RESIDENCY
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
INTERNSHIP
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
MEDICAL / PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Publications

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PMID: 17251175 Am J Sports Med. 2007 Feb;35(2):316-29.
Evaluation and treatment of acromioclavicular joint injuries.
Augustus D Mazzocca Robert A Arciero James Bicos
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PMID: 20044490 J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2010 Jan;18(1):31-40.
Distal triceps rupture.
Peter C Yeh Seth D Dodds L Ryan Smart Augustus D Mazzocca Paul M Sethi
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PMID: 16282577 Am J Sports Med. 2006 Feb;34(2):236-46. Epub 2005 Nov 10.
A biomechanical evaluation of an anatomical coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction.
Augustus D Mazzocca Stephen A Santangelo Sean T Johnson Clifford G Rios Mark L Dumonski Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 20188267 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Mar;19(2 Suppl):37-46.
The anatomic coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction: surgical technique and indications.
Brad C Carofino Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 22019235 Arthroscopy. 2012 Feb;28(2):154-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21.
Inter-rater agreement of the Goutallier, Patte, and Warner classification scores using preoperative magnetic resonance imaging in patients with rotator cuff tears.
Julienne Lippe Jeffrey T Spang Robin R Leger Robert A Arciero Augustus D Mazzocca Kevin P Shea
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PMID: 23369483 Arthroscopy. 2013 Feb;29(2):387-97.
Current concepts in the treatment of acromioclavicular joint dislocations.
Knut Beitzel Mark P Cote John Apostolakos Olga Solovyova Christopher H Judson Connor G Ziegler Cory M Edgar Andreas B Imhoff Robert A Arciero Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 24485119 Arthroscopy. 2014 Feb;30(2):271-8.
ISAKOS upper extremity committee consensus statement on the need for diversification of the Rockwood classification for acromioclavicular joint injuries.
Knut Beitzel Augustus D Mazzocca Klaus Bak Eiji Itoi William B Kibler Raffy Mirzayan Andreas B Imhoff Emilio Calvo Guillermo Arce Kevin Shea Upper Extremity Committee of ISAKOS
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PMID: 17192318 Am J Sports Med. 2007 Feb;35(2):252-8. Epub 2006 Dec 27.
Biomechanical evaluation of 4 techniques of distal biceps brachii tendon repair.
Augustus D Mazzocca Kevin J Burton Anthony A Romeo Stephen Santangelo Douglas A Adams Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 20806773 Orthopedics. 2010 Jun;33(6):391. Epub 2010 Jun 9.
Outcomes and practical information for patients choosing nonoperative treatment for distal biceps ruptures.
Lauren E Geaney David J Brenneman Mark P Cote Robert A Arciero Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 19574061 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Jan;19(1):53-7.
Biomechanical evaluation of distal biceps reconstruction with cortical button and interference screw fixation.
Paul Sethi Elifho Obopilwe Lina Rincon Seth Miller Augustus Mazzocca
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PMID: 17293463 Am J Sports Med. 2007 May;35(5):811-7. Epub 2007 Feb 9.
Anatomy of the clavicle and coracoid process for reconstruction of the coracoclavicular ligaments.
Clifford G Rios Robert A Arciero Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 26231147 Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Aug 1;:. Epub 2015 Aug 1.
Calcium phosphate cement enhances the torsional strength and stiffness of high tibial osteotomies.
Laura E Scordino Elifho Obopilwe Ryan Charette Cory M Edgar Thomas M DeBerardino Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 16627629 Am J Sports Med. 2006 May;34(5):771-7.
A prospective outcome evaluation of arthroscopic Bankart repairs: minimum 2-year follow-up.
Dominic S Carreira Augustus D Mazzocca Jeremy Oryhon Frederick M Brown Jennifer K Hayden Anthony A Romeo
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PMID: 16012508 Arthroscopy. 2005 Jul;21(7):896.
Subpectoral biceps tenodesis with interference screw fixation.
Augustus D Mazzocca Clifford G Rios Anthony A Romeo Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 26614473 Clin Sports Med. 2016 Jan;35(1):137-52. Epub 2015 Sep 28.
Open Subpectoral Tenodesis of the Proximal Biceps.
Andreas Voss Simone Cerciello Justin Yang Knut Beitzel Mark P Cote Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 25794869 Am J Sports Med. 2015 Jun;43(6):1422-9. Epub 2015 Mar 20.
The effect of a combined glenoid and Hill-Sachs defect on glenohumeral stability: a biomechanical cadaveric study using 3-dimensional modeling of 142 patients.
Robert A Arciero Anthony Parrino Andrew S Bernhardson Vilmaris Diaz-Doran Elifho Obopilwe Mark P Cote Petr Golijanin Augustus D Mazzocca Matthew T Provencher
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PMID: 25489552 Muscles Ligaments Tendons J. 2014 Jul;4(3):333-42. Epub 2014 Nov 17.
The enthesis: a review of the tendon-to-bone insertion.
John Apostolakos Thomas Js Durant Corey R Dwyer Ryan P Russell Jeffrey H Weinreb Farhang Alaee Knut Beitzel Mary Beth McCarthy Mark P Cote Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 16325079 Arthroscopy. 2005 Nov;21(11):1296-306.
The biomechanical evaluation of four fixation techniques for proximal biceps tenodesis.
Augustus D Mazzocca James Bicos Stephen Santangelo Anthony A Romeo Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 21041799 J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2010 Nov;18(11):645-56.
Long head of the biceps tendinopathy: diagnosis and management.
Shane J Nho Eric J Strauss Brett A Lenart Matthew T Provencher Augustus D Mazzocca Nikhil N Verma Anthony A Romeo
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PMID: 29525023 Clin Sports Med. 2018 Apr;37(2):197-207.
Shoulder Acromioclavicular and Coracoclavicular Ligament Injuries: Common Problems and Solutions.
James D Wylie Jeremiah D Johnson Jessica DiVenere Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 30574518 Orthop J Sports Med. 2018 Dec;6(12):2325967118816075. Epub 2018 Dec 17.
Biomechanical Comparison of Olecranon Sled Versus Intramedullary Screw Tension Banding for Olecranon Osteotomies.
Cameron Kia Alex G Dukas Silas T Marshall Andreas Voss Elifho Obopilwe Bruce D Browner Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 26831633 Am J Sports Med. 2016 Apr;44(4):922-32. Epub 2016 Feb 1.
Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability With Combined Bone Loss: Treatment and Results With the Modified Latarjet Procedure.
Justin S Yang Augustus D Mazzocca Mark P Cote Cory M Edgar Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 22560485 Arthroscopy. 2012 Sep;28(9):1230-6. Epub 2012 May 4.
Biomechanical evaluation of effect of coracoid tunnel placement on load to failure of fixation during repair of acromioclavicular joint dislocations.
Joel V Ferreira David Chowaniec Elifho Obopilwe Michael D Nowak Robert A Arciero Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 29558162 Am J Sports Med. 2018 May;46(6):1432-1440. Epub 2018 Mar 20.
The Integrity of the Acromioclavicular Capsule Ensures Physiological Centering of the Acromioclavicular Joint Under Rotational Loading.
Felix G E Dyrna Florian B Imhoff Andreas Voss Sepp Braun Elifho Obopilwe John M Apostolakos Daichi Morikawa Brendan Comer Andreas B Imhoff Augustus D Mazzocca Knut Beitzel
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PMID: 31807604 Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Nov;7(11):2325967119884539. Epub 2019 Nov 26.
Functional and Radiographic Outcomes After Anatomic Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction for Type III/V Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries.
Lukas N Muench Cameron Kia Aulon Jerliu Matthew Murphy Daniel P Berthold Mark P Cote Robert A Arciero Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 20711048 Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2010 Sep;18(3):167-72.
Management of the failed AC joint reconstruction: causation and treatment.
Lauren E Geaney Mark D Miller Jonathan B Ticker Anthony A Romeo James J Guerra Matthew Bollier Robert A Arciero Thomas M DeBerardino Augustus Mazzocca
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PMID: 21566068 Am J Sports Med. 2011 Aug;39(8):1687-96. Epub 2011 May 12.
Traumatic shoulder instability involving anterior, inferior, and posterior labral injury: a prospective clinical evaluation of arthroscopic repair of 270° labral tears.
Augustus D Mazzocca Mark P Cote Olga Solovyova Syed H H Rizvi Amir Mostofi Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 35048738 Am J Sports Med. 2022 Jan 20;:3635465211065446. Epub 2022 Jan 20.
Comparison of the Coracoid, Distal Clavicle, and Scapular Spine for Autograft Augmentation of Glenoid Bone Loss: A Radiologic and Cadaveric Assessment.
Santiago Rodriguez Michael R Mancini Rafael Kakazu Matthew R LeVasseur Maxwell T Trudeau Mark P Cote Robert A Arciero Patrick J Denard Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 31629585 Arthroscopy. 2019 11;35(11):2978-2988. Epub 2019 Oct 16.
Examining the Potency of Subacromial Bursal Cells as a Potential Augmentation for Rotator Cuff Healing: An In Vitro Study.
Daichi Morikawa Jeremiah D Johnson Cameron Kia Mary Beth R McCarthy Craig Macken Nicholas Bellas Joshua B Baldino Mark P Cote Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 23571131 Arthroscopy. 2013 Jun;29(6):972-81. Epub 2013 Apr 6.
Histomorphologic changes of the long head of the biceps tendon in common shoulder pathologies.
Augustus D Mazzocca Mary Beth R McCarthy Felicia A Ledgard David M Chowaniec William J McKinnon Jr Steven Delaronde Louis J Rubino John Apolostakos Anthony A Romeo Robert A Arciero Knut Beitzel
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PMID: 18375786 Am J Sports Med. 2008 Jul;36(7):1397-402. Epub 2008 Mar 28.
Biomechanical and radiographic analysis of partial coracoclavicular ligament injuries.
Augustus D Mazzocca Jeffrey T Spang Rudy R Rodriguez Clifford G Rios Kevin P Shea Anthony A Romeo Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 17885223 Am J Sports Med. 2008 Jan;36(1):110-6. Epub 2007 Sep 20.
Intra-articular partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: analysis of injured and repaired strain behavior.
Augustus D Mazzocca Lina M Rincon Robert W O'Connor Elifho Obopilwe Matthew Andersen Lauren Geaney Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 35112962 Orthopedics. 2022 May-Jun;45(3):151-155. Epub 2022 Feb 3.
Lesser Tuberosity Osteotomy Does Not Appear to Compromise Fixation or Function Compared With Peel in Short-Stem Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Justin W Griffin Brian C Werner Evan Lederman Reuben Gobezie Augustus D Mazzocca Anthony A Romeo Patrick J Denard
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PMID: 36108881 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2022 Sep 12; Epub 2022 Sep 12.
Biomechanical Evaluation of Subscapularis Peel Repairs Augmented with the Long Head of Biceps Tendon for Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Benjamin C Hawthorne Matthew E Shuman Ian J Wellington Michael R Mancini Cory R Hewitt Caitlin G Dorsey Julio O Quintana Michael Talamo Elifho Obopilwe Mark P Cote Augustus D Mazzocca Paul M Sethi
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PMID: 36412536 Am J Sports Med. 2023 Jan;51(1):198-204. Epub 2022 Nov 22.
Biomechanical Efficacy of Tape Cerclage as an Augment or Stand-alone for Coracoclavicular Ligament Reconstruction.
Ian J Wellington Benjamin C Hawthorne Brian Ford Caitlin G Dorsey Kevin J Quindlen Bennett E Propp Elifho Obopilwe Paul J Cagle Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 33110925 Orthop J Sports Med. 2020 Oct;8(10):2325967120954417. Epub 2020 Oct 13.
Relationship of the Musculocutaneous Nerve and Its Twigs to the Coracoid Process: An Operative Exposure.
Hardeep Singh Justin S Yang Taylor Wiley Christopher Judson Robert A Arciero Augustus D Mazzocca Andreas Voss
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PMID: 28359640 J Hand Surg Am. 2017 May;42(5):392.e1-392.e6. Epub 2017 Mar 27.
Headless Compression Screw Versus Kirschner Wire Fixation for Metacarpal Neck Fractures: A Biomechanical Study.
Daniel M Avery 3rd Stephen Klinge Felix Dyrna Leo Pauzenberger David Lam Mark Cote Jessica DiVenere Elifho Obopilwe Augustus Mazzocca Craig Rodner
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PMID: 16636350 Am J Sports Med. 2006 Sep;34(9):1431-41. Epub 2006 Apr 24.
Medial opening wedge tibial osteotomy and the sagittal plane: the effect of increasing tibial slope on tibiofemoral contact pressure.
Craig M Rodner Douglas J Adams Vilmaris Diaz-Doran Janet P Tate Stephen A Santangelo Augustus D Mazzocca Robert A Arciero
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PMID: 28749741 Am J Sports Med. 2017 Oct;45(12):2858-2863. Epub 2017 Jul 27.
Pectoralis Major Repair: A Biomechanical Analysis of Modern Repair Configurations Versus Traditional Repair Configuration.
Cory M Edgar Hardeep Singh Elifho Obopilwe Andreas Voss Jessica Divenere Michael Tassavor Brendan Comer George Sanchez Augustus D Mazzocca Matthew T Provencher
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PMID: 36208889 Orthop Clin North Am. 2022 Oct;53(4):473-482. Epub 2022 Sep 14.
Management of Failed Rotator Cuff Repairs: A Review.
Ian J Wellington Annabelle P Davey Michael R Mancini Benajmin C Hawthorne Maxwell T Trudeau Colin L Uyeki Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 37426920 JSES Int. 2023 Jul;7(4):678-684. Epub 2023 Apr 5.
Plate vs. intramedullary screw fixation of chevron olecranon osteotomies: a biomechanical study.
Annabelle P Davey Ian J Wellington Brian T Ford Benjamin C Hawthorne Elifho Obopilwe Augustus D Mazzocca Joel V Ferreira
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PMID: 36967056 J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2023 Sep;32(9):1924-1928. Epub 2023 Mar 24.
Is there value in the routine practice of discarding the incision scalpel from the surgical field to prevent deep wound contamination with Cutibacterium acnes? An update.
Jeffrey B Shroff Phillip Hanna Benjamin J Levy Andrew E Jimenez Nathan L Grimm Mark P Cote Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 22374944 Am J Sports Med. 2012 May;40(5):1148-54. Epub 2012 Feb 28.
Stability of double-row rotator cuff repair is not adversely affected by scaffold interposition between tendon and bone.
Knut Beitzel David M Chowaniec Mary Beth McCarthy Mark P Cote Ryan P Russell Elifho Obopilwe Andreas B Imhoff Robert A Arciero Augustus D Mazzocca
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PMID: 36494652 BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Dec 09;23(1):1078. Epub 2022 Dec 9.
Current concepts in acromioclavicular joint (AC) instability - a proposed treatment algorithm for acute and chronic AC-joint surgery.
Daniel P Berthold Lukas N Muench Felix Dyrna Augustus D Mazzocca Patrick Garvin Andreas Voss Bastian Scheiderer Sebastian Siebenlist Andreas B Imhoff Knut Beitzel