title: Treatment of rotator cuff arthropathy with a reversed Delta shoulder prosthesis.
abstract: The treatment of rotator cuff arthropathy is still a matter of debate. Up to now a hemiarthroplasty was usually used. We report the results obtained with a reversed shoulder prosthesis (Delta prosthesis, De Puy) in seven patients with severe rotator cuff arthropathy. The mean Constant score increased from 17.9/100 preoperatively to 56.7/100 postoperatively. The mean follow-up was 16 months. Loosening was not observed on follow-up x-rays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Weligerveld 1, B-3212 Lubbeek, Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Debeer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D017006:Rotator Cuff