Shoulder arthroplasty
Stability
- Static
- Bony anatomy
- Labrum
- GH ligament
- Dynamic
- Concavity compression by cuff and deltoid
Anatomic shoulder
- Replicate normal anatomy
- restore COR
- Restore offset
- Regain ROM
Cuff deficiency
- Superior migration, rocking house phenomenon
- Addressed by Reverse shoulder
- Glenoid hemisphere
- Humeral cup
- Transfer COR medially and inf
- Improved deltoid tension
- Improved ROM
- decreased shear
- Scapular notching
- Decreased ER
Glenoid wear and version
- Walsh classification
- Exentric reaming
- BG/Metal augment
- Interposition and hemiarthroplasty
Approach
- DP
- Anterosuperior approach: anterior and middle deltoid
- better glenoid exposure
- preserve subscap
Compli
- Instability 5%
- Anterior due to subsacp def (pect maj transfer + allograft augment
- Posterior: convert to RSA
- infection <.5
- Fractures
Scapular notching
- RSA
- Decrease by
- Glenosphere lateralisation
- Decrease N-S angle
- eccentric glenosphere
- inferior tilt of glenosphere
OA
- TSA vs Hemi
- Mitchel et al systematic review
- Better function and reduced revision but increased compli with TSA
PROFER 2
- non surgical vs hemi vs RSA in 3/4 part # proximal humerus
Written/reviewed by Kishore Puthezhath
Professor of Orthopaedics and Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
FRCS (Tr & Orth) revision resource
Reviewed: September 2026