Rotator cuff repair with all-suture anchors: a midterm magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of repair integrity and cyst formation.

Background: This study investigated the feasibility and safety of all-suture anchors in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Methods: All patients were diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear by ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Patients with partial tears, massive tears, subscapularis tears, or previous shoulder surgery, were excluded.

A patient-specific guide for optimizing custom-made glenoid implantation in cases of severe glenoid defects: an in vitro study.

Background: Glenoid component and screw malpositioning in cases of severe glenoid defects might result in complications. We examined the efficacy of a surgical method to treat severe glenoid defects, including a custom-made glenoid component and accurate screw positioning, using a patient-specific positioning guide.

Methods: Glenoid defects were created in 10 cadaveric shoulders.

Atraumatic bilateral scapular spine fracture several months after bilateral reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.

We report an 89-year-old woman with bilateral atraumatic scapular spine fracture several months after bilateral reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA). Recently, RTSA has gained popularity in the surgical treatment of complex shoulder disorders such as cuff tear arthropathy. However, scapular fractures may occur several months after surgery as a late complication of this procedure.

The reverse shoulder prosthesis (Delta III) in acute shoulder fractures: technical considerations with respect to stability.

The reverse shoulder prosthesis reverses the relationship between the scapular and humeral component, resulting in a mechanical advantage as the deltoid muscle is able to compensate for the rotator cuff deficiency. Based on this mechanical advantage, the reverse shoulder prosthesis has become an accepted alternative for the treatment of complex proximal humeral fractures. The purpose of this article is to discuss technical considerations related to stability in the use of the reverse shoulder prosthesis in acute shoulder fractures, based on clinical experience.