At surgery his supraspinatus and infraspinatus were absent, but the subscapularis was of good quality and was carefully repaired after the reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (shown below). Note the "East-West" tensioning and the distance between the medial humeral cup and the scapula to minimize the risk of notching.
Today, two years after surgery I received these two videos of his recent tennis lessons.
Comment: The guidelines for activity after a reverse need to be tailored to each individual case. In this instance, tennis was extremely important to the patient so we encouraged him to go at it - gently! From reviewing these videos, it's apparent that the patient has great hand-eye coordination and a nice touch.
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