Excision arthroplasty following shoulder replacement
Charalambous, C.P.; Saidapur, S.; Alvi, F.; Haines, J.; Trail, I.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 77(4): 448-452
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6462 PMID: 21954751 Document Number: 653104
Excision arthroplasty of the shoulder is a rarely performed procedure used in cases where replacement of a failed arthroplasty is not feasible. We report four cases of excision arthroplasty following a shoulder replacement, one performed for infection and three for instability. Excision arthroplasty resulted in very poor function with pain improvement in only two cases.