Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease (2013)
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Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) · Dec 2015
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyA Comparison and Correlation of Clinical Outcome Metrics in Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Indications for anatomic (aTSA) and reverse (rTSA) total shoulder arthroplasty are well defined and dependent on the function of the rotator cuff; however, indications for rTSA have gradually extended to complex fractures, revisions, and primary arthritis in very elderly patients. The risk of secondary rupture of a weakened or degenerative rotator cuff is difficult to assess and can lead the orthopaedic surgeon to hesitate between aTSA or rTSA. It, therefore, seems appropriate to compare these two types of prostheses in terms of pain, functional, clinical outcome metric scores, and complications, despite suspected differences between populations and the respective diseases. ⋯ This retrospective analysis of prospectively acquired data from 1,145 patients who received either a primary aTSA or rTSA prosthesis demonstrates that each device provides significant improvements with very similar mean results. In fact, the mean clinical outcomes associated with the reverse shoulder prostheses approach that of the "gold standard" anatomic device for their respective indications. Furthermore, the complication rates in this series are very similar and also favorable relative to the clinical literature. Findings, such as these, may at some point extend the indications of the reverse prosthesis to patients for whom an anatomical prosthesis could lead to a premature deterioration of the result.
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Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) · Dec 2015
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyReverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Augments for Glenoid Wear. Comparison of Posterior Augments to Superior Augments.
Patients who are candidates for a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) may have varying amounts and patterns of glenoid wear. The usual treatment of these deformities has been eccentric reaming or bone grafting. Eccentric reaming often removes a large amount of subchondral bone. Bone grafting is technically more difficult and introduces another mode of failure if the graft does not heal. The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients undergoing a rTSA with concomitant superior or posterior glenoid wear who were treated with a superior augmented baseplate (SAB) or posterior augmented baseplate (PAB) without eccentric reaming or bone grafting. ⋯ The PAB group outperformed the SAB group with the ASES and Constant outcome scores and forward flexion. The reason for this is unknown; however, it may be due to the posterior augment baseplate itself tensioning the remaining external rotators better than the superior augment, or it may be that the posterior augment group had a better posterior cuff. Both implant groups had no revisions or dislocations and had a low notching rate. It appears that a SAB for superior glenoid wear and a PAB for posterior glenoid wear are viable simple solutions in patients undergoing a rTSA, where each preserves glenoid bone and eliminates the need for glenoid bone grafting.
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Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) · Dec 2015
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyBone Grafting the Glenoid Versus Use of Augmented Glenoid Baseplates with Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Large glenoid defects are a difficult reconstructive problem for surgeons performing reverse shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA). Options to address glenoid defects include eccentric reaming, bone grafting, and augmented glenoid baseplates. Augmented glenoid baseplates may provide a simpler, cost-effective, bone-preserving option compared to other techniques. No studies report the use of augmented baseplates to correct glenoid deformity in rTSA relative to the use of glenoid bone graft. ⋯ The results of this study suggest that either augmented glenoid baseplates or glenoid bone graft can be used to address large glenoid defects during rTSA with significant improvement in outcomes. Augmented glenoid baseplates may achieve a lower complication and scapular notching rate, but additional and longer-term clinical follow-up is required to confirm these results.
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Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) · Dec 2015
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyRate of Improvement in Clinical Outcomes with Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
The rate of clinical improvement has never been studied after anatomic (aTSA) and reverse (rTSA) total shoulder arthroplasty. This study quantifies the rate of improvement after aTSA and rTSA using five different scoring metrics for 1,641 patients. ⋯ The results of this large-scale database analysis demonstrate the reliability of improvements in outcomes and motion achieved with both aTSA and rTSA for various indications. For both aTSA and rTSA, less than 5% of patients reported worsening in each of the five clinical metrics after 6 months postoperative follow-up time. This study is significant because it quantifies how patient outcomes improve with time following treatment with both aTSA and rTSA. These results can be used to establish realistic patient expectations regarding the typical follow-up time required for pain to be reduced and function restored following surgical treatment with a total shoulder prosthesis.
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Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013) · Dec 2015
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyPreliminary Results of a Posterior Augmented Glenoid Compared to an all Polyethylene Standard Glenoid in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Osteoarthritis of the shoulder often results in significant posterior glenoid wear. The options for treating this have been eccentric glenoid reaming and occasionally bone grafting. More recently reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) with or without bone grafting and posterior augmented glenoids (PAGs) has been introduced. The PAG restores the native joint line while reaming a minimal amount of glenoid bone. The purpose of this study is to compare osteoarthritic shoulders with significant posterior glenoid wear treated with anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) using a PAG to shoulders without glenoid wear treated with aTSA using a standard all poly pegged glenoid. ⋯ At a minimum of two-year follow-up, there were no statistical clinical differences between the PAG and NAG groups despite the PAG group being disadvantaged with posterior worn glenoids. There were no revisions in either group. No humeral heads resubluxated posteriorly. The PAG group had a higher incidence of lucent lines. Based on this short-term follow-up, a posterior augmented glenoid is a viable option for the posterior worn osteoarthritic glenoid.