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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in a Patient with Nail-Patella Syndrome: A Case Report
Kenji Kawashima1, Nobuo Terabayashi2, Hiromi Asano2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamauchi Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Case:
A 62-year-old woman with a medical history of nail-patella syndrome (NPS) presented with chronic right shoulder pain. Physical examination revealed that her right shoulder had a restricted range of motion. Radiograph of the shoulder revealed arthritic changes with glenohumeral joint space narrowing, inferior humeral head osteophytes, and posterior glenoid wear. The patient was successfully treated with total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was satisfied with her quality of life at the 30-month follow-up.
Conclusion:
TSA may be successfully performed with careful reaming of the hypoplastic glenoid fossa in patients with NPS.
