NCT01884077 - Total vs. Reverse Shoulder Replacement: Pain Relief Two Years After Surgery | Biotech Hunter

Enrollment

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

January 28, 2015

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2016

Conditions

Arthritis

Interventions

DEVICE

Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

REVERSE In a Reverse Total shoulder the ball is located on the shoulder blade (glenoid) and the socket is located on the arm bone (humerus), exactly the opposite of the situation in a conventional total shoulder. The ball (glenosphere) is screwed to the bone of the shoulder blade. The cup (humeral sock¬et) is fixed to a stem that is cemented down the inside of the arm bone (humerus).

DEVICE

Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

TOTAL In a conventional Total shoulder, the arthritic surface of the ball is replaced with a metal ball with a stem that is press fit in the inside of the arm bone (humerus) and the socket is resurfaced with a component.

Trial Locations (1)

63110

Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis