This case series examines Grammont reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in 7 rheumatoid patients (8 shoulders) with irreparable rotator cuff tears and Larsen stage-V glenoid destruction. It asks whether reverse arthroplasty can restore meaningful function when anatomy is too destroyed for conventional replacement. Mean follow-up was 54 months.
This case series examines Grammont reverse total shoulder arthroplasty in 7 rheumatoid patients (8 shoulders) with irreparable rotator cuff tears and Larsen stage-V glenoid destruction. It asks whether reverse arthroplasty can restore meaningful function when anatomy is too destroyed for conventional replacement. Mean follow-up was 54 months.