Rotator Cuff Reconstruction and Humeral Head Replacement Using Smaller Humeral Prostheses in Cuff Tear Arthropathy Patients under 70 Years of Age
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50898#.VE8IfVfHRK0 Author(s) Naoki Miyoshi 1 , Naoki Suenaga 2 , Naomi Oizumi 2 , Noboru Taniguchi 3 , Hiroshi Ito 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan . 2 The Upper Extremity Center of Joint Replacement and Endoscopic Surgery, Hokushin Hospital, Sapporo, Japan . 3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki, Japan . ABSTRACT Background: Most reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) studies have shown good improvement in arm elevation without improvements in external rotation (ER). In addition, high rates of complications after long-term RSA ha...