Abstract

Objective: To assess the short-term clinical and radiographic outcomes of the reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Methods: After FDA approval of the reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) in 2004, a consecutive series of the first sixty-two patients treated with this prosthesis by a single surgeon was prospectively initiated through an IRB-approved protocol. All patients presented with signs and symptoms of painful glenohumeral arthritis combined with severe rotator cuff deficiency, anterosuperior shoulder instability, and/or a painful, dysfunctional failed shoulder arthroplasty.

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