Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

Patients who underwent two-stage reverse shoulder arthroplasty for infection had a reinfection rate of 18% at midterm follow-up, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Published results showed nonoperative treatment of periprosthetic humeral shaft fractures after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty may achieve fracture union.

History of osteoporosis and hypothyroidism, as well as drop in BMI, increased the odds of scapular fracture after reverse shoulder arthroplasty, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

The Latarjet procedure is a safe and effective surgical procedure to manage shoulder instability, a prominent orthopaedic surgeon from Lyon, France, said when he gave the Erwin Morscher Honorary Lecture at the Virtual EFORT Congress.

At 2 years, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty yielded better clinical outcomes than plate fixation for patients older than 65 years with type B2 and C2 proximal humerus fractures, according to presented results.

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty was linked with improved patient-reported outcomes, pain scores and patient satisfaction at 10-year follow-up, according to results presented at the virtual American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

With excellent functional and pain improvements and low complication rates, primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty may be a safe and effective option for patients aged older than 80 years, according to published study results.

Elderly patients with head-split fractures may have better outcomes with reverse total shoulder arthroplasty compared with open reduction and internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty, according to published results.

Selection of glenosphere size based on patient height did not improve range of motion or patient-reported outcome measures after reverse shoulder arthroplasty, according to published results.

Patients who used tobacco at the time of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty had increased patient-reported pain but no negative functional outcomes, according to published results.