Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

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Search Strategy

 Search Databases: Cochrane Library, CINAHL PLUS with full text, Medline with full text, Proquest, Google Scholar. Search dates: 10/25/10-11/13/10.
Search terms: Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Shoulder Arthroplasty, Shoulder Surgery AND Rehab, Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty, Shoulder Replacement, Shoulder surgery AND complications

Definition/Description

Total shoulder arthroplasty, or TSA, is a procedure used to replace the diseased or damaged ball and socket joint of the shoulder with a prosthesis made of polyethylene and metal components. The “ball” is the proximal head of the humerus and the “socket” refers to the concave depression of the scapula referred to as the glenoid.(multi-source)

A reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, or rTSA, refers to a similar procedure in which the prosthetic ball and socket that make up the joint are reversed to treat certain complex shoulder problems. (multi-source)

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