Bilateral Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Versus Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

• Published in: Orthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.) Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. e479 - e485
• Main Authors: Latif, Vaqar, Denard, Patrick J, Young, Allan A, Liotard, Jean-Pierre, Walch, Gllies
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.04.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Arthroplasty - methods; Female; Humans; Joint Instability - diagnosis; Joint Instability - surgery; Joint replacement surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Necrosis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis - diagnosis; Osteoarthritis - surgery; Patient satisfaction; Polyethylene; Prostheses; Range of Motion, Articular; Rehabilitation; Retrospective Studies; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Shoulder Joint - surgery; Treatment Outcome; France

The results of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty and reverse shoulder arthroplasty have previously been reported separately. Although the indications differ, scenarios exist in which a patient may have a total shoulder arthroplasty on 1 shoulder and a reverse shoulder arthroplasty on the contrala...