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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
Three-dimensional templating arthroplasty of the humeral head
Sung Won Cho1, Trambak K Jharia, Young Lae Moon
1Orthopaedic Department of Chosun University Hospital, 588, Seoseok-dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju, 501-717, South Korea.
Background:
No anatomical study has been conducted over Asian population to design humeral head prosthesis for the population concerned. This study was done to evaluate the accuracy of commercially available humeral head prosthetic designs, in replicating the humeral head anatomy.
Methods:
CT scan data of 48 patients were taken and their 3D CAD models were generated. Then, humeral head prosthetic design of a BF shoulder system produced by a standardized, commercially available company (Zimmer) was used for templating shoulder arthroplasty and the humeral head size having the perfect fit was assessed. These data were compared with the available data in the literature.
Results:
All the humeral heads were perfectly matched by one of the sizes available. The average head size was 48.5 mm and the average head thickness was 23.5 mm. The results matched reasonably well with the available data in the literature.
Conclusions:
The humeral head anatomy can be recreated reasonably well by the commercially available humeral head prosthetic designs and sizes. Their dimensions are similar to that of the published literature.
