Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society  2009;12(2):232-235

The Primary Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Post-septic Destroyed Shoulder: A Case Report.

Young Lae MOON 1 ; Ki Young NAM ; Sueng Hwan JO ; Gorthi VENKAT

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Keywords

Shoulder; Septic arthritis; Sequelae; Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

PURPOSE: We report here on a solution for the case of a 71 year old lady with cartilage destruction in the left shoulder and the loss of the rotator cuff secondary to post-septic arthritic sequelae. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After thorough laboratory, clinical and radiological investigation of the patient to rule out any foci of active infection, we contemplated performing reverse total shoulder arthroplasty as a primary procedure. RESULTS: At 22 months follow up, the patient had an excellent result according to the UCLA and ASES scales. CONCLUSION: Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty seems to be an efficient procedure to improve pain and function in the post-septic shoulder accompanying severe rotator cuff injury.