Arthroscopic Removal of a Polyethylene Glenoid Component in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT: We present a technique for arthroscopic glenoid removal in a case of glenoid loosening after total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). The presented technique is technically feasible and may be useful if 1-stage surgery with glenoid reimplantation is not indicated. To exclude low-grade infection, the presented technique allows for an intraoperative infection workup such as intraoperative cultures. However, glenoid loosening in TSA is a well-known problem and has been described before. The advantages of the presented technique include minimally invasive surgery, decreased pain, preservation of the subscapularis tendon, and assurance of exclusion of low-grade infection before reimplantation of a new glenoid implant. In this case a 73-year-old patient was treated with a TSA for severe osteoarthritis

SUBMITTER: Venjakob AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4454821 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature