Shoulder Impingement

Shoulder Information

Types Of Shoulder Replacement

There are two broad procedures for shoulder replacement procedures.

If the surgeon only uses the metal humeral (upper arm bone) components the procedure is called a hemi-arthroplasty. The labelled head/body and shaft on the left make up the humeral components.

If the surgeon uses both the humeral components and the glenoid (shoulder blade socket) prosthesis, then the procedure is called a total shoulder arthroplasty. The surgeon decides which procedure to use based on the extent of damage to your shoulder.

There have been dramatic improvements in the types of shoulder replacement available. with the "elective" components, used for primary osteoarthritis. There is a new component for "trauma", when the shoulder is fracture beyond repair.

The most innovative and exciting development was the reverse. The reverse was designed to treat CTA.

A new concept of shoulder replacements	Design evolution of the shoulder prosthesis
Shoulder replacement for CTA	The SMR for reverse shoulder replacements
X-rays of T.S.R.	The Shoulder Replacement home page
Shoulder Replacement rehabilitation
Indication for shoulder replacement
Types of shoulder replacement
General information about shoulder replacement surgery