Clin Orthop Surg.
2024 Apr;16(2):303-312. 10.4055/cios23217.
Biomechanical Characteristics of Glenosphere Orientation Based on Tilting Angle and Overhang Changes in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea
- 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
- 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ewha Shoulder Disease Center, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 4Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Congress Medical Foundation, Pasadena, CA, USA
- KMID: 2554056
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/cios23217
Abstract
- Background
Glenoid position and inclination are important factors in protecting against scapular notching, which is the most common complication that directly affects the longevity of reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA). This study aimed to investigate the biomechanical characteristics of glenosphere orientation, comparing neutral tilt, inferior overhang with an eccentric glenosphere at the same placement of baseplate, and inferior tilt after 10° inferior reaming in the lower part of the glenoid in RSA.
Methods
Nine cadaveric shoulders were tested with 5 combinations of customized glenoid components: a centric glenosphere was combined with a standard baseplate (group A); an eccentric glenosphere to provide 4-mm inferior overhang than the centric glenosphere was combined with a standard baseplate (group B); a centric glenosphere was combined with a wedge-shaped baseplate tilted inferiorly by 10° with the same center of rotation (group C); an eccentric glenosphere was attached to a wedge-shaped baseplate (group D); and 10° inferior reaming was performed on the lower part of the glenoid to apply 10° inferior tilt, with a centric glenosphere secured to the standard baseplate for simulation of clinical tilt (group E). Impingement-free angles for adduction, abduction, forward flexion, external rotation, and internal rotation were measured. The capability of the deltoid moment arm for abduction and forward flexion, deltoid length, and geometric analysis for adduction engagement were evaluated.
Results
Compared with neutral tilt, inferior tilt at the same position showed no significant difference in impingement-free angle, moment arm capability, and deltoid length. However, group D resulted in better biomechanical properties than a central position, regardless of inferior tilt. Group E demonstrated a greater range of adduction, internal and external rotation, and higher abduction and forward flexion capability with distalization, compared to corresponding parameters for inferior tilt with a customized wedgeshaped baseplate.
Conclusions
A 10° inferior tilt of the glenosphere, without changing the position of the baseplate, had no benefit in terms of the impingement-free angle and deltoid moment arm. However, an eccentric glenosphere had a significant advantage, regardless of inferior tilt. Inferior tilt through 10° inferior reaming showed better biomechanical results than neutral tilt due to the distalization effect.
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