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The purpose of this paper is to report our experience with revision shoulder arthroplasty failure. The surgical options and principles chosen to affect the best treatment are discussed. Reoperation after shoulder arthroplasty was performed in 23 patients and was always a challenging and technically difficult procedure. The pathogenesis of failed shoulder arthroplasty was directly related to the original shoulder pathology and the type of shoulder arthroplasty performed (hemi-or total arthroplasty). The common causes of failures of shoulder arthroplasties which led to revision surgery were: anterior instability (5 cases), posterior instability (3 cases), glenoid loosening (4 cases), rotator cuff pathologies (3 cases), glenoid erosion after hemiarthoplasty (2 cases), infection (3 cases), failure of tuberosity fixation (3 cases) and limited motion because of stiffness (one case). While pain relief was often obtained after revision shoulder arthroplasty, functional result was less predictable and was sometimes compromised by the condition of the soft tissues.
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Mestdagh, H., Walch, G., Boileau, P. (1999). Reoperation After Shoulder Arthroplasty. In: Walch, G., Boileau, P. (eds) Shoulder Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58365-0_44
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