A 62 year old active tennis player presented with pain and stiffness of the right shoulder that kept him from enjoying his sport.
His x-ray at the time of presentation is shown below.
Wishting to avoid the risks and limitations of an anatomic or reverse total shoulder, he elected a ream and run procedure. He has returned to tennis and at thirteen years after his procedure he continues to play competitively and reports the ability to perform 11 of the twelve functions of the Simple Shoulder Test.
His x-ray at 13 years after surgery shows complete remodeling of the glenoid joint surface and a well fixed humeral stem without evidence of stress shielding or adaptive changes.
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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).
