Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) has proven to be a predictable and successful operation for the treatment of symptomatic glenohumeral osteoarthritis (GHOA) with an intact rotator cuff. Results after TSA have not been as good in cases with rotator cuff dysfunction, however. Early glenoid loosening, shoulder pain and the need for revision surgery has been all associated with rotator cuff deficiency. Even in cases without tears, fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff has been associated with inferior outcomes in TSA. Advanced age has been shown to be associated with increased fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff in shoulders with primary osteoarthritis. Because of this, one may propose that surgeons should avoid the potential complications with TSA and perform RSA for patients with advanced age. It is thus the purpose of this study to evaluate the patient reported outcomes (PROs) of total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) compared with reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) in patients \>75 years of age
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
108
Participants will be randomized to a reverse total shoulder replacement
Participants will be randomized to an anatomic total shoulder replacement
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Postoperative satisfaction
Investigators will be measuring whether there is an increase in participants satisfaction after surgery as assessed by the American Shoulder and Elbow Score (ASES)
Time frame: 2 years
Postoperative Satisfaction
Investigators will be measuring whether there is an increase in participants satisfaction after surgery as assessed by the Simple Shoulder Test (SST)
Time frame: 2 years
Postoperative Pain
Investigators will be measuring whether there is an increase in participants satisfaction after surgery as assessed by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Time frame: 2 years
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