title: Vertical humeral osteotomy for revision of well-fixed humeral components: case report and operative technique.
abstract: The increase in the number of shoulder arthroplasties has also created a paradoxical increase in the number of revision procedures. These revision surgeries can be complicated by well-fixed humeral components that require removal. In this article, we report a representative revision arthroplasty that involved a novel technique, vertical humeral osteotomy, which allowed for safe and effective humeral stem extraction with no need for distal windows, no proximal bone loss, and no need for a long-stemmed prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Thiel
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piasecki
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Nicholson