Rocking-horse phenomenon of the glenoid component: the importance of inclination

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 1142 - 1148
• Main Authors: Karelse, Anne, MD, Van Tongel, Alexander, MD, PhD, Verstraeten, Tom, MD, Poncet, Didier, Ir, De Wilde, Lieven F., MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthroplasty, Replacement - adverse effects; Biomechanical Phenomena; Computer Simulation; Equipment Failure Analysis; Female; force couple; glenoid plane; Humans; inclination; Joint Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Joint Diseases - physiopathology; Joint Diseases - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Prosthesis Failure; retroversion; rocking horse; Rotator cuff; Scapula - diagnostic imaging; Scapula - surgery; Shoulder Joint - diagnostic imaging; Shoulder Joint - physiology; Shoulder Joint - physiopathology; Shoulder Joint - surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Young Adult; inclination; retroversion; Computer Modeling; force couple; Basic Science; glenoid plane; rocking horse; Rotator cuff

Background Abnormal glenoid version positioning has been recognized as a cause of glenoid component failure caused by the rocking horse phenomenon. In contrast, the importance of the glenoid inclination has not been investigated. Materials and methods The computed tomography scans of 152 healthy sho...