The Rise of Reverse Total Shoulder Surgery

   
 
 
The Rise of Reverse Total Shoulder Surgery (Biloine Young @ OTW)
If the patient is over 70, has arthritis and tears his rotator cuff, the best solution may be Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement surgery. “The Reverse Total Shoulder is the newest and most dynamic advance in shoulder replacement surgery in the last 10 years,” said Dr. Peter Reynolds of the Santa Cruz [California] Orthopaedic Institute. “It really can revitalize the quality of life for those suffering from arthritis and large rotator cuff tears. Unfortunately, most patients and many physicians aren’t aware of it....