What is the most likely cause of an early anterior dislocation following a total shoulder replacement, and what is the treatment?
posted 4/6/15 in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
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If I need a Total Shoulder Replacement what type of implant do you recommend?
posted 4/10/11 in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
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What are the options if you have a shoulder replacement that is unstable?
posted 4/2/11 in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
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If I am told I need a shoulder replacement for my arthritis, how do I know that there are no other options?
posted 11/21/10 in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
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Anatomic Total Shoulder Replacement
posted 4/11/11 in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Anatomic Shoulder replacement (arthroplasty) has become more and more feasible since it was first introduced years ago. Traditionally, upper extremity surgeons have recommended a “Total Shoulder Replacement” when it was felt that the socket—the glenoid—was involved in the arthritic process, otherwise only the humerus was replaced for arthritis. Though glenoid-replacement...
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Arthroscopic Debridement as an Alternative to Arthroplasty
posted 11/21/10 in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
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Shoulder Replacement in Younger Patients
posted 10/31/10 in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
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Resurfacing-type Humeral Head Replacement
posted 9/20/10 in Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Humeral head resurfacing is the newest “twist” to Hemiarthroplasty. It literally involves “capping” the worn cartilage of the “Ball”. It’s intrigue centers around the fact that it is less complicated a procedure—it takes less than 1 hour to perform and does not require removing the entire head, thus avoiding a...
