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01-05-2018 | Up-to date Review and Case Report • SHOULDER - ARTHROPLASTY

Review and clinical presentation in reverse shoulder arthroplasty in deltoid palsy

Authors: Gwénolé Kermarrec, Jean David Werthel, Pablo Canales, Philippe Valenti

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 4/2018

Abstract

Deltoid palsy is a classical contraindication for reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA). However, in cases associating axillary nerve palsy and rotator cuff tear or glenohumeral arthritis, few options remain. We present a case in which combining RSA with transfer of the pectoralis major and upper and middle trapezius transfer provided satisfactory results in a patient suffering of both an irreparable rotator cuff tear and a deltoid palsy.

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Title: Review and clinical presentation in reverse shoulder arthroplasty in deltoid palsy
Authors: Gwénolé Kermarrec
Jean David Werthel
Pablo Canales
Philippe Valenti
Publication date: 01-05-2018
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-018-2126-x

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Review and clinical presentation in reverse shoulder arthroplasty in deltoid palsy

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