Modern cementing techniques have improved glenoid fixation, reduced glenoid lucency seen with keeled components, and may eliminate differences attributable to glenoid design. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of glenoid design on immediate and follow-up radiographic lucency of pegged and keeled glenoid components, using modern cementing techniques.
Even with modern cementing techniques, pegged glenoid components remain radiographically superior to keeled glenoid components.
Level of evidence: Level I, Randomized Clinical Trial, Treatment study. Copyright remains with the authors and publisher.
Modern cementing techniques have improved glenoid fixation, reduced glenoid lucency seen with keeled components, and may eliminate differences attributable to glenoid design. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of glenoid design on immediate and follow-up radiographic lucency of pegged and keeled glenoid components, using modern cementing techniques.
Even with modern cementing techniques, pegged glenoid components remain radiographically superior to keeled glenoid components.
Level of evidence: Level I, Randomized Clinical Trial, Treatment study. Copyright remains with the authors and publisher.