Authors’ Disclosure Statement: All authors report that they receive royalties for a shoulder prosthesis design from FH Orthopedics.
Dr. Valenti is an Orthopedic Surgeon, and Dr. Werthel is an Assistant, Paris Shoulder Unit, Clinique Bizet, Paris, France. Dr. Katz is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Douar Gwen, Ploemeur, France. Dr. Kany is an Orthopedic Surgeon, Clinique de l’Union, Saint-Jean, France.
Address correspondence to: Philippe Valenti, MD, Paris Shoulder Unit, Clinique Bizet, 21 rue Georges Bizet, 75116 Paris, France (email, Philippe.valenti@wanadoo.fr).
Philippe Valenti, MD Denis Katz, MD Jean Kany, MD Jean-David Werthel, MD, MS . Convertible Glenoid Components Facilitate Revisions to Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Easier: Retrospective Review of 13 Cases . Am J Orthop. February 8, 2018
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Despite the encouraging results reported in this study, there are some limitations. Firstly, no control group was used. Attempting to address this issue, we compared our results with the literature. Secondly, the number of patients in our study was small. Finally, the follow-up duration (mean 22 months) did not provide long-term outcomes.
CONCLUSION
This retrospective study shows that a complete convertible system facilitates conversion of TSAs to RSAs with excellent pain relief and a significant improvement in shoulder function. A platform system on both the humeral and the glenoid side reduces the operative time of the conversion with a low risk of complications.
