Extra-short humeral heads reduce glenohumeral joint overstuffing compared with short heads in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty

Background: Rotator cuff tears and glenoid loosening remain the two most common causes for revision after anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. Oversizing of the humeral head leads to increased contact force across the glenohumeral joint and is hypothesized to contribute to clinical and radiographic...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joseph G. Monir, MD, Kevin A. Hao, BS, Dilhan Abeyewardene, MD, Kevin J. O'Keefe, MD, Joseph J. King, MD, Thomas W. Wright, MD, Bradley S. Schoch, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:JSES International
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666638321002619