Bipolar salvage shoulder arthroplasty. Follow-up in 14 patients.
A bipolar spacer was inserted for severe arthritic destruction of the shoulder in 14 patients, and followed up for a mean of 5.9 years. In one patient the operation failed because of infection. Two others required revision for loss of low-friction properties which caused loosening of the humeral component. At the end of the follow-up all the patients showed improvement. The Hospital for Special Surgery pain score had increased from 5.3 to 18.9 and the movement score from 7.5 to 20.1.
Guy's Hospital, London, England.
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D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*