Porous tantalum (Ta) is a promising biomaterial and has been applied in orthopedics and
dentistry for nearly two decades. The high porosity and interconnected pore structure of …

Background: Although glenoid component failure is one of the most common complications
of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, substantial evidence from the recent published …

Background: Propionibacterium acnes has been grown on culture in half of the reported
cases of chronic infection associated with shoulder arthroplasty. The presence of this …

Background: It has been suggested that glenoid component retroversion and eccentric
loading are an important mechanism leading to glenoid component loosening, but little …

Background: Secondary rotator cuff dysfunction is a recognized complication following
shoulder arthroplasty. We hypothesized that the rate of secondary rotator cuff dysfunction …

Background: Our purposes were to analyze radiographic changes around humeral
components and to determine the influence of these changes on the clinical outcome of …

Background Long-term results and complication rates in shoulder arthroplasty are related to
implant positioning. Current literature reports increased precision in glenoid component …

Our objective was to examine the rate of revision and its predictive factors in patients
undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). We used prospectively collected data from the …

Background: There is little information about the long-term longitudinal outcomes of total
shoulder arthroplasty. Moreover, long-term data on a single shoulder replacement system …

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical and radiographic long-term
outcomes of patients treated with a third-generation cemented total shoulder replacement …