Osteoarthritis (OA) can cause severe pain and dysfunction of the shoulder. When conservative treatment fails and operative treatments such as shoulder arthroplasty and open glenohumeral resurfacing are not advisable, shoulder arthroscopy may be used to treat shoulder OA. Arthroscopic treatment of concomitant pathology in the shoulder including subacromial decompression, labral repair, capsular ...

What are the indications for shoulder replacement surgery? The most common indication for shoulder replacement remains primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis. Other indications include complex proximal humeral fractures, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthropathies, humeral head osteonecrosis, instability arthropathy, posttraumatic arthritis, chronic fixed glenohumeral dislocation, ro...

The prevalence of shoulder complaints in the UK is estimated to be 14%, with 1% to 2% of adults over the age of 45 years consulting their general practitioner annually regarding new-onset shoulder pain. Shoulder osteoarthritis is the underlying cause of shoulder pain in 2% to 5% of this group, although few truly population-based studies have been conducted. Painful shoulders pose a substantial ...

Shoulder osteoarthritis can lead to severe shoulder pain and dysfunction. Many patients with shoulder osteoarthritis are young, active, and regularly participate in demanding activities that place the durability of current arthroplasty options in question. Therefore, in this article, we describe the comprehensive arthroscopic management of glenohumeral osteoarthritis that combines traditional g...

CONTEXT Intra-articular injections into the glenohumeral joint are commonly performed by musculoskeletal providers, including orthopaedic surgeons, family medicine physicians, rheumatologists, and physician assistants. Despite their frequent use, there is little guidance for injectable treatments to the glenohumeral joint for conditions such as osteoarthritis, adhesive capsulitis, and rheumatoi...

The association between shoulder instability and the development of glenohumeral osteoarthritis has not been well studied in the literature. It is clear that some degree of chondral damage is associated with instability, and there appears to be an increased risk of developing symptomatic osteoarthritis and ultimately requiring a shoulder arthroplasty in patients with a history of instability. M...

Hospital for Special Surgery COMMONLY MISSED DIAGNOSES OF THE SHOULDER WITH MRI 1. Early glenohumeral osteoarthritis a. Etiologies b. Sites c. Differentiation from osteochondral defect, glenoid bare area [1] Brophy RH, Marx RG. Osteoarthritis following shoulder instability. Clin Sports Med 2005(24);47-56. [2] Patzer T, Lichtenberg S, Kircher J, et al. Influence of SLAP lesions on chondral lesio...

Rotator cuff arthropathy is often associated with disabling pain and shoulder dysfunction. When non operative treatment options have failed, reverse shoulder replacement is usually indicated. Alternative treatment options may be prudent in younger patients, those with multiple co morbidities compromising surgical options, or those unable to comply with postoperative rehabilitation. There is lit...

BACKGROUND Arthroplasty is a proven treatment option for glenohumeral osteoarthritis. Common indications include primary or posttraumatic osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis of the humeral head, rotator cuff tear arthropathy and rheumatoid osteoarthritis. Arthroplasty is rarely performed among patients with glenohumeral dysmelia. An overuse of the upper limb in patients with thalidomide-induced ...