The evaluation of the failed shoulder arthroplasty.
The authors begin this article by stating "A recent study reported a 22.6% overall complication rate for anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, with 11.2% of cases requiring revision." This is an eye catching statistic for a procedure viewed by many as the 'gold-standard' treatment for shoulder arthritis.
They review the presentation and wide range of factors that may contribute to the failure of this procedure to meet the expectations of the patient and the surgeon.
Comment: We have learned a lot recently about factors related to arthroplasty failure, including
( ) Failure of the glenoid component
( ) Low grade infection with Propionibacterium
( ) The overall health of the patient
( ) The experience of the surgeon
( ) The glenohumeral pathoanatomy
Our approach to the failed arthroplasty is described here.
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They review the presentation and wide range of factors that may contribute to the failure of this procedure to meet the expectations of the patient and the surgeon.
Comment: We have learned a lot recently about factors related to arthroplasty failure, including
( ) Failure of the glenoid component
( ) Low grade infection with Propionibacterium
( ) The overall health of the patient
( ) The experience of the surgeon
( ) The glenohumeral pathoanatomy
Our approach to the failed arthroplasty is described here.
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Consultation for those who live a distance away from Seattle.
Check out the new Shoulder Arthritis Book - click here.
Click here to see the new Rotator Cuff Book
To see the topics covered in this Blog, click here
Use the "Search" box to the right to find other topics of interest to you.
You may be interested in some of our most visited web pages including:shoulder arthritis, total shoulder, ream and run, reverse total shoulder, CTA arthroplasty, and rotator cuff surgery as well as the 'ream and run essentials'
See from which cities our patients come.
See the countries from which our readers come on this post.
To see other similar posts, click on the label of interest below.
