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Table 1.

Interpretation checklist for evaluation of a reverse shoulder arthroplasty

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Are the humeral and glenosphere components aligned?
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If there is a dislocation, is it anterior or posterior?
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Is the metaglene placed flush with the native glenoid?
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Are the metaglene anchoring screws within the scapula?
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Are there regions of lucency at the component-bone or cement-bone interface?
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Are the components of the prosthesis intact?
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Is the inferior border of the scapula being eroded by the humeral component?
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Are there regions of new (heterotopic) bone formation?
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Are the supporting bones intact?

(Table 1 reproduced with permission from Roberts CC, Ekelund AL, Renfree KJ, Liu PT, Chew FS. Radiologic assessment of reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Radiographics. 2007 Jan-Feb;27(1): 223-35.)