title: Avoidance and treatment of complications in shoulder arthroplasty.
abstract: Total shoulder replacement is well established as a treatment for a painful arthritic glenohumeral joint, typically leading to improved shoulder function and decreased pain. The frequency of revision surgery is increasing, as it is for hip and knee arthroplasty. The most common complications of shoulder arthroplasty can be avoided or successfully treated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sperling
authors.forename: Leesa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Galatz
authors.forename: Laurence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*