Early Results of a Reverse Design Prosthesis in the Treatment of Arthritis of the Shoulder in Elderly Patients With a Large Rotator Cuff Tear

Boulahia, Aziz; Bradley Edwards, T; Walch, Gilles; V Baratta, Richard

doi:10.3928/0147-7447-20020201-16

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Early Results of a Reverse Design Prosthesis in the Treatment of Arthritis of the Shoulder in Elderly Patients With a Large Rotator Cuff Tear

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Authors:

Aziz Boulahia

T Bradley Edwards

Gilles Walch

Abstract

Results of shoulder arthroplasty in patients with a deficient rotator cuff often are suboptimal with significant limitations in postoperative active mobility. Short-term results using a reverse design prosthesis in the treatment of the cuff-deficient arthritic shoulder are encouraging. This prosthes...

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