Abstract  Background: Chronic neglected dislocation of the shoulder joint can be defined  as a neglected dislocation for more than a 3 week period. However, it has been shown that the negligence could range from a 24 hour period to 6 months1. Depending on age, signs, symptoms, etiology and types of dislocation, conservative treatment or surgical intervention could be considered.  Methods: In t...

A novel method for the control of a myoelectric upper limb prosthesis was achieved in a patient with bilateral amputations at the shoulder disarticulation level. Four independently controlled nerve-muscle units were created by surgically anastomosing residual brachial plexus nerves to dissected and divided aspects of the pectoralis major and minor muscles. The musculocutaneous nerve was anastom...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of the Universal Total Wrist prosthesis. Seventeen wrist arthroplasties were performed in 15 patients using the Universal Total Wrist prosthesis. The 11 women and 4 men in the study group ranged in age from 45 to 86 years. Fourteen patients had rheumatoid arthritis and one had osteoarthritis. Follow up ranged from 20 to 74 months. Patients w...

Introduction The massive irreparable tears of rotator cuff represents a debilitating condition for the patient as well as it is still an hard challenge to an orthopedic surgeon [1,2]. Treating these tears is an interesting and evolving issue due to the development of arthroscopic surgery and of the materials used for treatment. There are several surgical options for treating massive tears, amon...

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty, introduced by Grammont et al. [1] in 1987, is commonly associated with scapular notching, [2] an impingement of the humeral cup against the scapula’s inferior border. Although the clinical significance of notching has been debated, 2 studies reported less successful clinical outcomes in its presence [2,3]. A laboratory study showed that a varus humeral neck-shaft ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the indications for shoulder arthroplasty, describe preoperative imaging assessment, present new and modified designs of shoulder arthroplasty, illustrate normal and abnormal postoperative imaging findings, and review key radiographic measurements. CONCLUSION Knowledge of the physiologic purpose, orthopedic trends, imaging findin...

INTRODUCTION The reversed shoulder prosthesis is becoming the gold standard for cases of complex fracture of the proximal humerus after 70 years of age. MATERIAL AND METHODS The French Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery (SOFCOT) conducted a prospective and retrospective multicenter study to evaluate the results of the reversed shoulder prosthesis implanted in patients with a four...