Shoulder arthroplasty is a surgical method used to relieve pain and restore functionality in cases of primary secondary degenerative joint diseases post-traumatic proximal humeral fractures [1].

©2015 by The Orthopaedic Journal at Harvard Medical School BACKGROUND Shoulder arthroplasty procedures have generally excellent clinical outcomes, but infection following shoulder arthroplasty continues to be a difficult problem both diagnostically and therapeutically. Two-stage reimplantation with use of a temporary Prosthesis of Antibiotic-Loaded Acrylic Cement (PROSTALAC) (DePuy, Warsaw, Ind...

The treatment of proximal humeral bone loss with its associated pain and loss of function continues to be a challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. Current options for this condition include hemiarthroplasty or total shoulder arthroplasty with the addition of bone grafting. Unfortunately, due to residual instability, these options have not given the desired results. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty...

OBJECTIVES To obtain outcomes data on anatomical and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty by analysis of clinical scores and standard radiographs. SUBJECT SELECTION AND ENROLLMENT 400 consecutive series of patients replaced with anatomical and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (minimum 3 years follow-up). STUDY DESIGN retrospective monocenter. PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT Demographics, clinic...

Shoulder arthroplasty represents one of the fastest growing orthopaedic procedures in the USA. In comparison to hemiarthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty has higher patient satisfaction and lower revision rates. Aseptic glenoid loosening remains a concern for longevity of total shoulder arthroplasties. Cement fixation on the glenoid side represents the primary and only mode of fixation in t...

Total shoulder arthroplasty is a common treatment for glenohumeral arthritis. One of the most common failure modes of total shoulder arthroplasty is glenoid loosening, causing postoperative pain, limitation of function, and potentially, the need for revision surgery. The literature has devoted considerable attention to the design of the glenoid component; efforts to better understand the biomec...

Background: The purposes of this study were to determine the average time from hemiarthroplasty (HA) or total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) conversion reverse (RTSA) and factors leading RTSA.

The risk of glenoid component failure has led us to explore nonprosthetic glenoid arthroplasty coupled with humeral hemiarthroplasty, the "ream and run" (R&R) procedure, for the management of glenohumeral arthritis in active patients. We hypothesized that patients having a R&R procedure would have outcomes comparable with those of similar patients having a total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). A c...

Shoulder arthroplasty is a demanding procedure with a known complication rate. Most complications are associated with the glenoid component, a fact that has stimulated investigation into that specific component of the implant. Avoiding glenoid component malposition is very important and is a key reason for recent developments in pre-operative planning and instrumentation to minimise risk.Patien...