ZHANG Wei 1 , XIANG Zhou 1,2 , HUANG Fuguo 1 , DUAN Xin 1
  • 1Department of Orthopedics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 2Division of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering,State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P.R.China.;
Shoulder arthroplasty; Current; Development
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Objective To review the recent research progress on shoulder arthroplasty, and to predict future research direction. Methods Recent l iterature concerned the shoulder arthroplasty was reviewed and analyzed in terms of appl ied
anatomy, designs of prosthesis, patterns of prosthesis and fixation ways of prosthesis. Results The shoulder arthroplasty
represented the treatments of choice for the patients with end-stage shoulder diseases and traumatic diseases. It could provide good and stable results in pain rel ief and functional outcomes. Conclusion There are still many controversies about the patterns of prosthesis, fixation ways and kinds of materials in cl inical practice. Currently, the main research is about the designs of the glenoid prosthesis and the cl inical practice in young patients.

Citation： ZHANG Wei,XIANG Zhou,HUANG Fuguo,DUAN Xin. CURRENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2009, 23(9): 1143-1147. doi: Copy