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Table 1 Summary table of the different complications of shoulder arthroplasties

From: Imaging of shoulder arthroplasties and their complications: a pictorial review

All types of shoulder prosthesis

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty

Total shoulder arthroplasty

Partial shoulder joint replacement

Infection

Instability

Glenoid component loosening

Progressive wear of the native glenoid (osteoarthritis)

Stress shielding and periprosthetic fractures

Humeral component loosening

Scapular notching

Heterotopic ossifications

Rotator cuff tear

Implant failure

Scapular spine and acromion fractures

Nerve injury

  1. This summary table presents the complications common to all shoulder arthroplasties (first column) and those specific to reverse shoulder arthroplasty (second column), total shoulder arthroplasty (third column), and partial shoulder joint replacement (fourth column)