Primary shoulder replacement using stemless inlay arthroplasty as a joint preservation alternative

Background: Stemmed shoulder arthroplasties are being performed at increasing rates with loosening and revisions on the rise. Stemless inlay arthroplasty may be an effective alternative. Our purpose is to report 5-year results of primary joint-preserving stemless inlay arthroplasty. Methods: Twenty patients (22 shoulders), mean age 60.41 (range, 43-80) years followed for an average of 68.14 (range, 24-98) months were evaluated prospectively using the Constant, visual analog scale (VAS) pain, Simple Shoulder Test (SST), range of motion, Short-Form (SF)-36 Physical Component score (PCS), and Mental Component score (MCS), and radiographs. The Student t-test was used to compare mean differences from preoperative to postoperative with significance set at P
Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Original Research Source Type: research