The new era of shoulder arthroplasty is moving away from long stemmed, cemented humeral components to cementless, stemless and metaphyseal fixed implants and to humeral resurfacing. The early clinical results and functional outcome of stemless shoulder arthroplasty is presented. A retrospective single-surgeon series of stemless shoulder prostheses implanted from 2011 to 2013 at our institution was evaluated. Perioperative complications, Theatre time and length of hospital stay (LOS) were recorded. Postoperative radiographic and clinical evaluation including measurement of joint mobility, the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS), and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score by independent evaluators were made.Introduction
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The rapidly expanding aging population in the UK are living longer than ever before, which is reflected by the rising number of relatively fit and healthy people that sustain fracture NOF (neck of femur). According to current NICE (National institute for health clinical excellence) guidelines a large proportion of fracture NOF patients meet the requirements to have a total hip arthroplasty (THA) for this injury. Dislocation rate of THA can be as high as 20% for patients with fracture NOF, which is a disastrous complication in these vulnerable patients. Numerous techniques have been adopted to minimise the risk of dislocation. The use of dual mobility (tripolar) acetabular components is one such strategy with a proven track record in the literature that is employed by surgeons at our institute. To assess the dislocation rate in patients with fracture NOF treated with dual mobility (tripolar) THAs in our unit.Introduction
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