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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Grey, Sean G
• Wright, Thomas W
• Flurin, Pierre-Henri
• Zuckerman, Joseph D
• Friedman, Richard
• Roche, Christopher P

Titel

Preliminary Results of a Novel Hybrid Cage Glenoid Compared to an All-Polyethylene Glenoid in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Ist Teil von

• Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases (2013), 2015-12, Vol.73 Suppl 1, p.S86

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of this study was to evaluate the preliminary outcomes of a hybrid cage glenoid design in comparison to pegged all-polyethylene glenoid components in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA). Ninety-two patients undergoing primary anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty with minimum two-year follow-up were reviewed. Forty-six patients had an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) cemented pegged glenoid component, and 46 had a hybrid cage glenoid component. Patient data was retrospectively reviewed from prospectively acquired data in a multi-institutional IRB approved database. These age, gender, and follow-up matched patients were evaluated and scored preoperatively and a latest follow-up using the SST, UCLA, ASES, Constant, and SPADI scoring metrics. Additional measures included active abduction, elevation, and external rotation. Radiolucent line assessment of the glenoid was performed by use of a Grashey and axillary radiograph at latest follow-up. A Student's two tailed, unpaired t-test was used to identify differences in preoperative and postoperative results, where p < 0.05 denoted a significant difference. All patients demonstrated significant improvements in pain and function following treatment with the primary aTSA. The database contained three complications for the aTSA patients with a cage glenoid, and three complications for patients with a UHMWPE pegged glenoid. Radiographic data was available for 37 of 46 cage glenoid patients and 29 of 46 UHMWPE pegged glenoid patients. Five of 37 cage glenoid patients had a radiolucent line (13.5%) with an average radiographic line score of 0.22. Eight of 29 UHMWPE peg glenoid patients had a radiolucent line (27.6%) with an average radiographic line score of 0.57. Cage aTSA patients were associated with significantly less blood loss than aTSA UHMWPE pegged glenoid patients (avg. blood loss = 242 vs. 337; p = 0.022). At minimum two-year follow-up, hybrid cage aTSA components show equal clinical outcomes to UHMWPE pegged glenoids. However, the hybrid cage components had significantly fewer radiolucent lines and less intra-operative blood loss. Additional and longer-term clinical and radiographic follow-up is necessary to confirm these promising early results.