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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Case Report
Eve R Glenn1, Alexander R Zhu1, Zina Smadi2
1School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Case:
A 77-year-old woman with osteoarthritis underwent reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) after her surgical site had been preoperatively prepped with 3M Ioban iodine-impregnated drapes. She developed a medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) after the removal of the Ioban. The iatrogenic lesion was treated in coordination with plastic surgery and wound care teams at our institution.
Conclusion:
This case highlighted a rare complication of MARSI from the use of adhesives in the setting of RTSA and emphasized the need for surgeons to focus on both treatment and prevention to avoid such issues.

