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. 2015 Jul 31;9:237–245. doi: 10.2174/1874325001509010237

Table 5.

Summary of Post-operative complications from all papers [3, 16, 30-34].

Post-Operative Complication Overall Incidence
Infection and septic loosening 3.3%, n= 4
Scapular Spine fracture 3.3%, n= 4
Glenoid fracture 3.3%, n= 4
Failed Acromion Osteosynthesis 2.5%, n= 3
Symptomatic aseptic glenoid loosening 1.7%, n= 2
Greater tuberosity fracture 1.7%, n= 2
Acromial fracture 1.7%, n= 2
Nerve Palsy 1.7%, n= 2
Dislocation 0.8%, n= 1
Coracoid fracture 0.8%, n= 1
Symptomatic aseptic humeral loosening 0%, n= 0
Total 25 complications
(23 shoulders = 19%)