Saturday, August 30, 2025

Arthroplasty planning: CT-based and CT-free

Different approaches are used for planning shoulder arthroplasty. Some focus on "reconstructing pre-morbid anatomy" while others seek to optimize the kinematics of the reconstructed joint.  This prentation, co-authored by one of our two outstanding shoulder fellows, Jake Checketts, provides some thoughts on planning for the reader's consideration.






An alternative to CT-based planning



























Make a plan, adjust the plan


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Skagit, Washingtion
March, 2025

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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)
Shoulder rehabilitation exercises (see this link).