A 60 year old active man presented with quality of life limiting shoulder pain and stiffness.
His preoperative x-rays showed severe degenerative joint disease or the right shoulder
Because he wished to avoid the risks and limitations associated with a polyethylene glenoid component, he elected to have a ream and run procedure.
His immediate postoperative x-ray shows the humeral head centered in the reamed glenoid and an impactioned grafted standard stem.
After an overnight stay in the medical center and a couple of days in town, he returned to his home over 1,000 miles away.
One week after surgery he sent this photo of his range of motion,
He will be followed closely at a distance by email, photographs and videos.
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Here are some videos that are of shoulder interest
Shoulder arthritis - what you need to know (see this link).
How to x-ray the shoulder (see this link).
The ream and run procedure (see this link).
The total shoulder arthroplasty (see this link).
The cuff tear arthropathy arthroplasty (see this link).
The reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (see this link).
The smooth and move procedure for irreparable rotator cuff tears (see this link).
