Five years previously he'd had a total shoulder arthroplasty. Two years ago he had increasing pain and x-rays suggesting loosening of his humeral and glenoid components.
Six weeks later his surgeon performed a reverse total shoulder.
Nine months later the screws fixing the baseplate to the glenoid had failed.
Two months later he presented to us for evaluation - our x-rays showed that the glenosphere had displaced.
After lengthy discussions about the risk of another failure as well as the risk of infection, he elected to proceed with a revision requiring the combination of two implant systems.
Here's the specimen
The end of the story is yet to be told.
Our French friends have a saying, "l’abîme appelle l’abîme". It means one abyss calls another.
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