Importance of neurological evaluation before reverse shoulder arthroplasty in patients with previous poliomyelitis.
We present a case report of a patient, affected by post-polio syndrome and cuff tear arthropathy of his right shoulder, who underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty. A previous radial deficiency was unmasked in the post-operative follow-up, with passive elbow bending when the forearm was put in an antigravitational position. A precise preoperative neurological evaluation is mandatory in shoulder replacement in order to estimate the functional outcome after surgery.
Castoldi
Filippo
F
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Lollino
Nicola
N
Caranzano
Francesco
F
Assom
Marco
M
D000368:Aged; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D022125:Lacerations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016262:Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome