Does Postoperative Glenoid Retroversion Affect the 2-Year Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty?

CONCLUSION: In this small series of TSAs, postoperative glenoid retroversion was not associated with inferior clinical results at 2 years after surgery. This suggests that it may be possible to effectively manage arthritic glenohumeral joints without specific attempts to modify glenoid version. Larger, longer-term studies will be necessary to further explore the results of this approach.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study.
PMID: 28681354 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - July 5, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Service BC, Hsu JE, Somerson JS, Russ SM, Matsen FA Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research