Total shoulder replacement: This is the most common type. It replaces the ball at the top of your humerus with a metal ball, which gets attached to the remaining bone.

During total shoulder replacement, the surgical team makes an incision along the shoulder surface to remove the arthritic ball of a person’s shoulder and replace it with a metal prosthetic ball.

Reverse total shoulder replacement (RTSR): This procedure is suitable for people with completely torn rotator cuffs, arthritic damage, and severe arm weakness.

Reverse shoulder replacement if highly effective at relieving shoulder pain, but it's not for everyone. Let's look at pros and cons. ... Reverse total shoulder replacement. (2022).

An anatomic total shoulder replacement can effectively eliminate or reduce pain in the shoulder due to arthritis, as well as improve function. If the rotator cuff is deficient, or for other ...

Background: Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) can improve function in osteoarthritic shoulders, but the ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) can still remain impaired. Routinely ...

Bill Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, and Kara Newbury, the organization’s director of government affairs and regulatory counsel, laid out the association’s journey in ...

The current standard for total shoulder arthroplasty is to not recommend it for those with a high BMI due to higher complication rates, but MUSC researchers say that correlation hasn’t been ...

NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Catalyst OrthoScience Inc. (“Catalyst”), a private medical technology leader focused on shoulder arthroplasty, the fastest growing segment in the orthopedics ...