Should Hemiarthroplasty Be the Index Procedure in Younger Patients with Shoulder Pathology?

Should Hemiarthroplasty Be the Index Procedure in Younger Patients with Shoulder Pathology?

Source: ICJR

Dr. Timothy Reish and Dr. Hunter Hamilton comment on a recently published study on revision of failed hemiarthroplasty to anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty, making the case that hemiarthroplasty may actually be more beneficial than shoulder replacement as the first surgery in a younger patient population.

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