Subscapular and Pectoralis Major Sparing Deltopectoral Approach for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

In reverse ball shoulder replacement, surgery is usually performed using a deltopectoral approach or an anterosuperior transdeltoid approach. The deltopectoral approach is to incise the pectoralis major to upper 1/3 to 1/2, and subscapularis tendon should be removed at the lesser tuberosity of the h...

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Main Authors: Young-Woo Chung, Jae-Woong Seo, Ki-Yong An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society 2019-06-01
Series:Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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Online Access:http://www.cisejournal.org/upload/pdf/cise-2019-22-2-110.pdf
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Summary:In reverse ball shoulder replacement, surgery is usually performed using a deltopectoral approach or an anterosuperior transdeltoid approach. The deltopectoral approach is to incise the pectoralis major to upper 1/3 to 1/2, and subscapularis tendon should be removed at the lesser tuberosity of the humerus. This approach has the problem of breaking the shoulder deltoid instead of incising the rotator cuff. Therefore, we report a detailed procedure of reverse ball shoulder replacement using approach without incision of the pectoralis major muscle and subscapularis muscle.
ISSN:2288-8721