Open AccessLack of elevation and external rotation in the shoulder: Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty combined with latissimus dorsi transfer to the humerus versus the greater tuberosity
Author(s) -
Manuel Zafra,
Pilar Uceda,
Francisco José Monzón Muñoz,
Carmen Ruiz-Bonilla,
Pilar Font
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
shoulder and elbow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1758-5740
pISSN - 1758-5732
DOI - 10.1177/1758573219884048
Subject(s) - medicine , greater tuberosity , arthroplasty , external rotation , humerus , surgery , latissimus dorsi muscle
The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare clinical outcomes of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) combined with latissimus dorsi transfer by modified L'Episcopo (Group I) versus the greater tuberosity (Group II) in patients with lack of elevation and external rotation in the shoulder.