title: SURFACE ARTHROPLASTY FOR TREATING PRIMARY AND/OR SECONDARY SHOULDER OSTEOARTHROSIS BY MEANS OF THE HEMICAP-ARTHROSURFACE(®) SYSTEM.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the surgical technique for the He-miCAP-Arthrosurface(®) system and evaluate our results from this technique for treating primary and/or secondary shoulder osteoarthrosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between June 2007 and June 2009, 10 shoulders of 10 patients (nine with primary osteoarthrosis and one with avascular necrosis of the humeral head) underwent surface arthroplasty using the HemiCAP-Arthrosurface(®) system to correct the problem. The follow-up time ranged from six to 29 months (mean of 17 months). The patients' ages ranged from 62 to 73 years (mean of 67.5 years). Six patients were female and four patients were male. The patients were followed up weekly for the first month after the surgical procedure and every three months thereafter. The clinic evaluation was done using the criteria of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and a visual analogue pain scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients said that they were satisfied with the results from the surgical treatment, with a mean UCLA score of 30 points and a mean analogue pain score of two points.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The HemiCAP-Arthrosurface(®) system for shoulder surgery for a specific group of patients is a technique that preserves the bone stock with good functional and antalgic results.
authors.affiliation: Head of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, ORTOPED Fracture Clinic; Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia.
authors.forename: Adalberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Visco
authors.affiliation: Coordinator of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, CATO Traumatological and Orthopedic Accident Victim Clinic; Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia.
authors.forename: Luis Alfredo Gómez
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Sixth-year Medical Student at the Bahia School of Medicine and Public Health.
authors.forename: Felipe Borges
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Groups, CATO and ORTOPED Clinics; Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia.
authors.forename: Luis Filipe Daneu
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Groups, CATO and ORTOPED Clinics; Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia.
authors.forename: Murilo Cunha Rafael
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Attending Physician in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Groups, CATO and ORTOPED Clinics; Member of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group of Bahia.
authors.forename: Nivaldo Souza Cardozo
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Filho
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Surgeon at the Portuguese Hospital of Bahia.
authors.forename: Nicolas Gerardo Gómez
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Cordero
keywords: Arthroplasty/methods; Osteoarthritiss; Shoulder/pathology