Patient-reported outcome after stemmed versus stemless total shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis: a patient-blinded randomized clinical trial

Abstract Background Stemless shoulder arthroplasty systems with uncemented metaphyseal fixation have been used for glenohumeral osteoarthritis since 2004 (Hawi, et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 17:376, 2016). The stemless design has several theoretical advantages compared with the stemmed shoulder ar...

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Main Authors: Zaid Issa, Jeppe Vejlgaard Rasmussen, John Kloth Petersen, Kim Schantz, Stig Brorson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3535-9