Treatment Outcomes of Lesser Tuberosity Osteotomy Nonunion After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Introduction Lesser tuberosity osteotomy (LTO) during anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty has a 13% nonunion rate. Treatment for LTO nonunion is controversial and poorly described in the literature. The purpose of this study was to compare the surgical and nonsurgical treatment outcomes of LTO nonu...
Main Authors: | Zachary J Bloom MD, Cesar D Lopez, BA, Stephen P Maier MD, Brian B Shiu MD, Djuro Petkovic MD, William N Levine MD, Charles M Jobin MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2471549218807777 |
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