The rotator cuff is often severely damaged in arthritis of the shoulder and there is no satisfactory technique for its repair. patients with a ruptured cuff and an eroded glenohumeral joint may have intractable pain, and standard methods of joint replacement are then inappropriate. A ball and socket prosthesis has been designed to replace the function of both the rotator cuff and the glenohumer...

The present report describes a case where typical findings of traumatic glenohumeral interposition of rotator cuff stumps were surgically confirmed. This condition is a rare complication of shoulder trauma. Generally, it occurs in high-energy trauma, frequently in association with glenohumeral joint dislocation. Radiography demonstrated increased joint space, internal rotation of the humerus an...

A 52-year-old man with no significant medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) after a mechanical fall onto his nondominant left hand. Physical examination was suggestive of a glenohumeral dislocation, and radiographs confirmed a subcoracoid anterior glenohumeral dislocation (Figure 1). The patient was neurovascularly intact, but complained of severe pain and refused initial a...

Introduction The glenohumeral joint has a large range of motion, yet it is still stable. The joint consists of the intercalated joint surfaces of the humeral head and glenoid, along with the surrounding capsuloligamentous structures. Interaction between the capsuloligamentous structures and the articulating surfaces provides the basic static constraint of the joint. On the contrary, coordinated...

Background: Adhesive capsulitis (AC) is an insidious and painful stiffening of the glenohumeral (shoulder) joint, resulting in compromised functional ability quality life (QoL).