Problems, Complications, and Reinterventions in 4893 Onlay Humeral Lateralized Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasties, a Systematic Review: Part II-problems and Reinterventions

Overview

Journal J Orthop Traumatol

Specialties Emergency Medicine
Orthopedics

Date 2021 Nov 26

PMID 34826010

Citations 1

Authors

Francesco Ascione

Alfredo Schiavone Panni

Adriano Braile

Katia Corona

Giuseppe Toro

Nicola Capuano

Alfonso M Romano

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Abstract

Background: Several modifications to the original Grammont reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) design have been proposed to prevent distinctive issues, such as both glenoid and humeral lateralization. The aim of this systematic review was to determine rates of problems, complications, reoperations, and revisions after onlay lateralized humeral stem RSA, hypothesizing that these are design related.

Methods: This systematic review was performed in accordance with the PRISMA statement guidelines. A literature search was conducted (1 January 2000 to 14 April 2020) using PubMed, Cochrane Reviews, Scopus, and Google Scholar, employing several combinations of keywords: "reverse shoulder arthroplasty," "reverse shoulder prosthesis," "inverse shoulder arthroplasty," "inverse shoulder prosthesis," "problems," "complications," "results," "outcomes," "reoperation," and "revision."

Results: Thirty-one studies with 4893 RSA met inclusion criteria. The 892 postoperative problems and 296 postoperative complications represented overall problem and complication rates of 22.7% and 7.5%, respectively. Forty-one reoperations and 63 revisions resulted, with overall reoperation and revision rates of 1.7% and 2.6%, respectively.

Conclusions: Problem, complication, and reintervention rates proved acceptable when implanting a high humeral lateralization stem RSA. The most frequent problem was scapular notching (12.6%), and the most common postoperative complication was scapular stress fracture (1.8%). An overall humeral complication rate of 1.9% was identified, whereas no humeral fractures or stem loosening were reported with short stems. Infections (1.3%) were the most common reason for component revision, followed by instability (0.8%).

Level Of Evidence: Systematic review IV.

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