Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty in the Management of Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears without Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The ability to provide reliable outcomes in treatment of patients with degenerative rotator cuff tears has become increasingly complicated, as a result of more advanced disease and the increased array of treatment choices.

Step 1 preoperative planning

Develop and communicate with a consistent team of interdisciplinary physicians both preoperatively and postoperatively; utilize advanced imaging modalities to evaluate muscle atrophy as well as glenoid and humeral bone stock.

Step 2 patient positioning

Place the patient in a beach-chair position, check the abdominal strap, and position yourself facing the axilla.

Step 3 surgical approach

Develop the subdeltoid and subacromial spaces and take care to avoid vigorous over-retraction of the deltoid.

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SUBMITTER: Harreld KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8453596 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature