Table 4.
Comparison of the functional results after implantation of a reversed total shoulder arthroplasty performed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and irreparable rotator cuff
| Variable | Woodruff et al. [24] | Rittmeister and Kerschbaumer [15] | This study by John et al. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of joints included | 13 | 8 | 17 | ||||
| Patient’s mean age (y) | 64 | 60.25 | 67.3 | ||||
| Follow-up time (mo) | 87 | 54 | 24.3 | ||||
| Number (cases) and species of complication | Radiolucent lines around all (cementless) stems (100%) and around the metaglene in 5 cases (38.5%) | One septic implant loosening (12.5%); two aseptic glenoid loosening (25.0%); three failed osteosynthesis following transacromial approach (37.5%) | Scapular notching grade I + II in 4 cases (23.5%) | ||||
| Pre-op | Post-op | Pre-op | Post-op | Pre-op | Post-op | ||
| SF-36a / SF-12b | MCS | 49.36b | 53.9a | ||||
| PCS | 33.4b | 30.0a | |||||
| Constant score | 59.0 | 17 | 63.0 | 19 | 59.5 | ||
Pre-op preoperative, post-op postoperative, SF-36 short form-36, SF-12 short form-12, PCS physical component summary of SF-36/ SF-12, MCS mental component summary of SF-36/ SF-12
a Related to the SF-36
b Related to the SF-12