Replacement Arthroplasty in Synovial-Based Arthritis I. A. Trail INTRODUCTION Despite many recent advances in the medical treatment of inflammatory arthritides there are still large numbers of patients with these conditions…
Replacement Arthroplasty in Glenohumeral Arthritis: Intact or Reparable Rotator Cuff Crystal A. Smith Gerald R. Williams Jr. INTRODUCTION Prosthetic replacement for glenohumeral arthritis was first performed by Pean in 1893…
Surgical Management of the Rotator Cuff Tendon-Deficient Arthritic Shoulder Ori Safran Ludwig Seebauer Joseph P. Iannotti INTRODUCTION The arthritic shoulder with irreparable massive cuff deficiency is one of the most…
Clinical Diagnosis and Imaging Brian D. Cameron INTRODUCTION Sources of Pain Shoulder pain is a relatively common complaint that clinicians are asked to evaluate. The potential for successful treatment of…
Interpositional Arthroplasty Craig M. Ball Ken Yamaguchi INTRODUCTION The younger patient with advanced arthritis of the glenohumeral joint presents a difficult treatment problem, particularly when there are structural changes involving…
Glenoid Replacement: Technical Considerations Julie Y. Bishop Ian K. Y. Lo Evan L. Flatow INTRODUCTION It has been generally accepted through the years that when damage to the glenoid articular…
Humeral Replacement Pascal Boileau Gilles Walch Reconstructing the articular surface in its original location and recreating normal anatomic relationships are critically important when using a nonconstrained shoulder prosthesis (1, 2,…
Anatomy—Biomechanics and Implant Considerations Michael L Pearl Resurfacing arthroplasty of the glenohumeral joint is now well established as a means to restore comfort and function to the shoulder for many…
History and Development of Prosthetic Replacement of the Glenohumeral Joint Wayne Z. Burkhead Daryle Anthony Ruark From the late 19th century until the early 1970s surgeons tried with varying degrees…
Arthroplasty of the Shoulder Using the Reverse Prosthesis Brian L. Puskas Kevin L. Harreld Deenesh T. Sahajpal Mark A. Frankle Historically, the management of patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears…
