CHAPTER 17 Indications and Contraindications The use of unconstrained humeral head replacement in acute fracture cases represents perhaps the most difficult indication for shoulder arthroplasty. Patients who are candidates for…
CHAPTER 15 Wound Closure and Postoperative Orthosis The final steps of the operative procedure are wound closure and placement of the postoperative orthosis. These steps are relatively elementary but no…
CHAPTER 14 Subscapularis and Rotator Interval Repair Failure of subscapularis repair occurs in 2% of patients after shoulder arthroplasty for primary osteoarthritis.1 Prognostic factors for the development of symptoms after…
CHAPTER 23 Results and Complications The results of unconstrained shoulder arthroplasty for fracture have been reported by multiple investigators. The overall results have been very disappointing and are not comparable…
CHAPTER 8 Surgical Approach For primary unconstrained shoulder arthroplasty we use a deltopectoral approach in all cases. This chapter details this commonly used surgical approach to the glenohumeral joint. The…
CHAPTER 13 Soft Tissue Balancing The use of a prosthetic system that adapts to the patient’s anatomy decreases the need for soft tissue balancing. In most cases, little additional soft…
CHAPTER 26 Surgical Approach Two surgical approaches have been described for implantation of a reverse prosthesis. The anterior superior approach was initially used because it makes use of the rotator…
CHAPTER 27 Glenoid Exposure The technique for glenoid exposure is no less important for implantation of a reverse prosthesis than in cases of unconstrained total shoulder arthroplasty. In fact, certain…
CHAPTER 10 Glenoid Exposure Whenever we question surgeons who routinely perform hemiarthroplasty instead of total shoulder arthroplasty for conditions such as primary osteoarthritis about why they chose not to resurface…
CHAPTER 1 Evolution of Shoulder Arthroplasty FIRST SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY Although Jules Emile Péan is credited with performing the first shoulder arthroplasty, it was probably Themistocles Gluck who first recognized prosthetic…
