Open AccessManual wheelchair use leads to a series of failed shoulder replacements: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Skedros John G.,
Cronin John T.,
Finlinson Ethan D.,
Langston Tanner D.,
Adondakis Micheal G.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6374
Subject(s) - medicine , wheelchair , series (stratigraphy) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , world wide web , computer science , paleontology , biology
Manual wheelchair users place high stress on their shoulders. We describe a 69‐year‐old male who developed end‐stage shoulder osteoarthritis from chronic manual wheelchair (MW) use. Three prosthetic total shoulder replacements failed, reflecting his refusal to transition to an electric wheelchair. MW use must be avoided in some of these patients.