Health Watch got the answer from Dr. Matthew Teusink at UNMC. "A reverse total shoulder replacement does not imply that we put your shoulder on backwards when we replace it.

Reverse total shoulder replacement surgery is an innovative alternative to the traditional procedure that works better on patients with a combination of severe shoulder arthritis and rotator cuff ...

Published: Jul. 21, 2021 at 6:59 AM PDT | Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 6:35 AM PST ...

Dr. Chris Tuohy, associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Atrium/Wake Forest, prepares to do the first reverse total shoulder replacement in Salisbury VA’s history.

In patients older than 60 years with chronic rotator cuff tears without glenohumeral arthritis, use of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty may be a beneficial treatment, according to published ...

Elderly patients with head-split fractures may have better outcomes with reverse total shoulder arthroplasty compared with open reduction and internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty, according to ...

Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty for Massive, Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears Before the Age of 60 Years. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2017; 99 (20): 1721 DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.17.00095 ...