Early Follow-up of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Patients Sixty Years of Age or Younger

Muh, Stephanie; J. Streit, Jonathan; Paul Wanner, John; J. Lenarz, Christopher; Shishani, Yousef; Y. Rowland, Douglas; Riley, Clay; J. Nowinski, Robert; Bradley Edwards, T.; Gobezie, Reuben

doi:10.2106/jbjs.l.10005

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Early Follow-up of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Patients Sixty Years of Age or Younger

Published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery • Oct 1, 2013

Authors:

Stephanie Muh

Jonathan J. Streit

John Paul Wanner

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is an accepted treatment that provides reproducible results in the treatment of shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff deficiency. Concerns over the longevity of the prosthesis have resulted in this procedure being reserved for the elderly. There are limi...

Subject

Medicine

Shoulders

Rotator cuff

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