Listen to Andrew Duckworth & our Specialty Editor for Shoulder, Duncan Tennent, discuss three  papers published in The Bone & Joint Journal. Lapner, P., Pollock, J.W., Laneuville, O., Uhthoff, H.K., Zhang, T., Sheikh, A., McIlquham, K. and Trudel, G., 2021. Preoperative bone marrow stimulation does not improve functional outcomes in arthroscopic cuff repair: a prospective randomized controlled trial. The Bone & Joint Journal, 103(1), pp.123-130. Jenkins, P.J., Stirling, P.H., Ireland, J., Elias-Jones, C. and Brooksbank, A.J., 2020. The changing incidence of arthroscopic subacromial decompression in Scotland. The bone & joint journal, 102(3), pp.360-364. Cavalier, M., Johnston, T.R., Tran, L., Gauci, M.O. and Boileau, P., 2021. Glenoid erosion is a risk factor for recurrent instability after Hill-Sachs remplissage. The Bone & Joint Journal, 103(4), pp.718-724.