Arthroscopic Circumferential Release for Stiff Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT: Stiffness is a well-known complication after reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Although multiple factors may be involved, the main cause for stiffness is rarely identified. Imaging studies frequently are inconclusive in ruling out mechanical or biological causes. Periprosthetic infection should be always suspected, but the absence of major clinical signs and accurate diagnostic tests is frequent. A lack of objective criteria establishing a diagnosis and when to proceed with revision surgery is often present in such cases. Moreover, additional surgical procedures should be carefully evaluated, as they can represent a point of no return. Shoulder arthroscopy plays an increasingly important role in these cases, either as a diagnostic or therapeutic tool. There are no reports about arthroscopy on

SUBMITTER: Aguilar-Gonzalez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528875 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature