The Primary Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Post-septic Destroyed Shoulder: A Case Report
Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
;
: 232-235, 2009.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We report here on a solution for the case of a 71 year old lady with cartilage destruction in the left shoulder and the loss of the rotator cuff secondary to post-septic arthritic sequelae. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
After thorough laboratory, clinical and radiological investigation of the patient to rule out any foci of active infection, we contemplated performing reverse total shoulder arthroplasty as a primary procedure.RESULTS:
At 22 months follow up, the patient had an excellent result according to the UCLA and ASES scales.CONCLUSION:
Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty seems to be an efficient procedure to improve pain and function in the post-septic shoulder accompanying severe rotator cuff injury.
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Main subject:
Arthroplasty
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Shoulder
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Arthritis, Infectious
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Cartilage
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Follow-Up Studies
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Rotator Cuff
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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