Shoulder arthroplasty is a technically demanding procedure to restore shoulder function in patients with severe osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint. The modern prosthetic system exploit the benefits of modularity and the availibility of additional sizes of the prosthetic components. In this paper we describe the biomechanics of shoulder arthroplasty and the technique for shoulder replaceme...

Background An assessment of the pathoanatomic parameters arthritic glenohumeral joint (GHJ) has potential to identify discriminating metrics differentiate glenoid types in shoulders with primary osteoarthritis (PGHOA). The aim was morphometric differences and threshold values between including normal glenoids various Walch classification. We hypothesized that there would be clear discr...

The generally-accepted treatment for large, displaced fractures of the glenoid associated with traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder is operative repair. In this study, 14 consecutive patients with large (> 5 mm), displaced (> 2 mm) anteroinferior glenoid rim fractures were treated non-operatively if post-reduction radiographs showed a centred glenohumeral joint. After a mean follow-up...

The authors report the 2-year results of an uncemented resurfacing shoulder prosthesis in 47 patients with primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis who underwent a cementless humeral resurfacing arthroplasty between 2007 and 2009. Constant scores (corrected for sex and age), shoulder function, visual analog pain scales, Dutch Simple Shoulder Tests, and physical SF-12 scores improved significantly (P...

The Constant-Murley (Constant) score, Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder (WOOS) index, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, and Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) score are commonly used to assess patient-reported function following shoulder surgery. However, psychometric properties for these tools are mostly unknown for patients with primary glenohumeral arth...

STUDY DESIGN Case report. BACKGROUND Management of glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis in young, active patients is challenging due to the significant functional limitations and progression of the disease, coupled with the limited lifespan of prosthetic implants presently in use. The purpose of this report is to present the detailed rehabilitation program and outcome of a patient who suffered a...