CoCr Ream and Run - comparison to aTSA, how much wear, how much does it matter, satisfaction

Saturday, March 21, 2026 12:21 PM

The ream and run (RnR) is a glenohumeral arthroplasty in which the arthritic humeral head is replaced with a chrome-cobalt humeral head similar to that used in conventional total shoulder arthroplasty. The key difference is that rather ...

Pyromania? - is the pyrocarbon articular surface responsible for the clinical outcome?

Friday, March 13, 2026 9:33 PM

Pyrolytic carbon (PyC) heads for shoulder hemiarthroplasty are attracting the attention of orthopaedic companies and surgeons. Their theoretical appeal is that the bearing surface protects the glenoid from erosion. Pyrolytic carbon ...

What is involved in robotic-assisted shoulder arthroplasty? How do we find out if it's worth it?

Thursday, March 12, 2026 10:29 PM

A recently published article Robotic Assisted Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Narrative Review and Surgical Technique of Humeral and Glenoid Preparation summarized the evolution of advanced ...

What Reverse Total Shoulder Geometry Will Give My Patient the Best Function and Lowest Complication Risk?

Saturday, March 7, 2026 4:22 PM

While we know that many patient (osteoporosis, steroid use, inflammatory arthropathy, female sex) and shoulder factors (cuff status, prior surgery, coracoacromial arch integrity, humeral and glenoid deformity) drive the outcome of reverse ...