title: Good outcome following copeland hemiarthroplasty for acromegalic arthropathy.
abstract: We report the unusual case of a patient with acromegalic arthropathy who presented with severe shoulder arthrosis with marked osteophytosis. This patient is currently pain-free and has good shoulder function 4 years following a Copeland shoulder hemiarthroplasty. Acromegaly is a rare condition of growth hormone oversecretion, but arthropathy is a common feature of the natural history of the disease. This is the first published case report of the outcome of shoulder arthroplasty in a patient with acromegalic arthropathy and demonstrated that a good result can be obtained in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wansbeck General Hospital, Woodhorn Lane, Northumberland, Ashington NE63 9JJ, UK.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Johnson-Lynn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Candal-Couto