Severe glenoid bone loss is encountered in a subset of patients with different shoulder
pathologies (ie osteoarthritis, rotator cuff arthropathy, inflammatory arthritis, failed primary …

Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) provides an effective solution for the treatment of
glenohumeral arthritis. However, long-term outcomes have been limited by glenoid …

Background Wedge-shaped porous metal augments were used to address bone deficiency
in shoulder arthroplasty as part of a hybrid combination of high-density polyethylene …

Despite the overwhelming success of total shoulder arthroplasty over the last 3 decades,
glenoid component loosening remains a reality. Furthermore, the shoulder is not immune …

Background: Loosening of a cemented glenoid component is an important cause of failure in
shoulder arthroplasty. This study was developed to examine the outcome of patients …

Glenoid failure remains the most common mode of total shoulder arthroplasty failures.
Porous tantalum metal (Trabecular Metal™, Zimmer) have grown in popularity in hip and …

Discussion Revision total shoulder arthroplasty is a technically demanding procedure. As
the rate of total shoulder arthroplasty continues to increase, a greater number of revision …

Background: Porous tantalum has been used effectively in hip, knee, and reverse shoulder
arthroplasty implants. However, a first-generation porous tantalum glenoid component for …

Background: Loosening of a cemented glenoid component is an important cause of failure in
total shoulder arthroplasty. A metal-backed, bone in-growth glenoid component has been …

Shoulder arthroplasty has experienced exponential growth in the past 10–15 years, largely
due to improvements in anatomical design, increased application of technology to address …