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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 5 Postoperative complications, reoperations, and revisions

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

Postoperative complications

Cases (No.)

%

Reoperations

Revisions

Instability

29

0.8

7 thicker PE replacement

3

Acromion and scapular spine fractures

 Type I

 Type II–III

77

14

41

1.8

10 ORIF

1 arthroscopic acromioplasty

1 (+ ORIF)

Humeral fractures

50

1.4

8 ORIF

1 acromioplasty

5 (+ ORIF)

Infections

47

1.3

3 PE change + debridement

2 debridements

18

Aseptic glenoid loosening

39

1.1

 

7

Humeral loosening

19

0.5

 

6

Glenoid/humeral disassembly

16

 

5 PE change

16

Neurologic complications

12

0.4

 

1

PE wear

2

 

2 PE change

 

Unspecified implant failures

2

  

2

Pulmonary embolism

2

0.05

  

Glenoid graft failure

2

  

2

Hematoma

1

  

1

Draining axilla folliculitis

1

 

1 debridement

 

Shoulder pseudoparalysis

1

 

1 latissimus dorsi tendon transfer

 

Total

296

7.5

41 (1.7%)

63 (2.6%)

  1. PE polyethylene insert, ORIF open reduction internal fixation