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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 4 Problems and radiographic findings

From: Problems, complications, and reinterventions in 4893 onlay humeral lateralized reverse shoulder arthroplasties, a systematic review: part II—problems and reinterventions

Postoperative Problems

Cases (No.)

%

Scapular notching

 Stage 1

 Stage 2

 Stage 3

 Stage 4

411

251

82

36

4

12.6

67.3

22

1.2

0.1

Humeral radiolucent lines

151

5.8

Stress shielding

 Proximal humeral remodeling

 Tuberosities resorption

 Calcar osteopenia

 Lateral cortical osteopenia

 Spot welds

 Condensation lines

106

31

4

24

75

24

21

29.4

Glenoid grafts

 Radiolucent lines

 Not fully incorporated

 Failure

63

8

2

42.9

5.4

1.4

Heterotopic ossification

49

 

Scapular spur

41

 

Chronic pain

26

 

Shoulder stiffness

20

 

Glenoid radiolucent lines

13

0.8

Deltoid strain

1

 

Total

892

22.7