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

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 ...

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 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 ...