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Review
. 2017:161:D683.

[The reversed shoulder prosthesis]

[Article in Dutch]
J van Rijn  1 , T Gosens
Affiliations
  • PMID: 28325156
Review

[The reversed shoulder prosthesis]

[Article in Dutch]
J van Rijn et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2017.

Abstract

In patients aged over 70 years, a non-functioning rotator cuff is an indication for a reversed shoulder prosthesis. Here we describe an 84-year-old woman with rotator cuff arthropathy and a 76-year-old man with a proximal humerus fracture, who both received a reversed shoulder prosthesis. This prosthesis decreases pain and improves the range of movement; however, the high risk of complications associated with this prosthesis should be taken into account and should be discussed preoperatively.

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