Revision shoulder arthroplasty for failed humeral head resurfacing hemiarthroplasty

Tanujan Thangarajah, Sara Ajami, Melanie Coathup, Gordon W. Blunn, Deborah Higgs, Mark Falworth, Simon Lambert

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    Abstract

    Background: The purpose of the present study was to analyze and report the clinical outcomes following revision shoulder arthroplasty for failed humeral head resurfacing hemiarthroplasty (HHRH).

    Methods: All patients who underwent revision shoulder arthroplasty for failed HHRH at our institution were retrospectively reviewed. Twenty-two shoulders in 20 patients were available for analysis. Mean age at the time of HHRH was 60 years (range 42 years to 75 years). The cohort consisted of 17 females and three males.

    Results: The mean time from HHRH to revision was 5 years (range 1 year to 8 years). Mean age at the time of revision surgery was 62 years (range 44 years to 80 years). Patients were followed-up for a mean of 3.3 years (range 2 years to 4 years) after revision. Following revision surgery, there was an increase in forward elevation from 67° (range 0° to 130°) to 97° (range 40° to 160°) (p = 0.04). This was accompanied by an improvement in both the Oxford Shoulder Score and the subjective shoulder value, which increased from 13 (range 2 to 28) to 39 (range 24 to 48) (p = 0.000) and from 23 (range 0 to 65) to 79 (range 25 to 100) (p = 0.000) respectively.

    Conclusions: Revision shoulder arthroplasty for failed HHRH improves functional outcome.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)35-41
    JournalShoulder and Elbow
    Volume11
    Issue number2_suppl
    Early online date13 Jun 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2019

    Keywords

    • hemiarthroplasty
    • resurfacing
    • revision surgery
    • shoulder arthritis
    • shoulder replacement
    • total shoulder replacement

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