Out of Room – International Custom 3D Printed Implant for Rheumatologic Glenoid Deficiency: A Case Report

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Authors

Brian Golasa, Beaumont Health Resident
Josiah Valk, Beaumont Health
Jared Lutsic
Justin Rebock
Mohamed Saad, Beaumont Health

Description

The advent of 3-Dimensional (3D) printing has provided orthopaedic surgeons the ability to design custom, patient-specific implants for a variety of different complex problems notably, severe bone loss.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating, inflammatory, systemic disease affecting approximately 1.3 million adults in the United States (US).1 Orthopaedic manifestations are plentiful. Issues unique to the shoulder are: central glenoid wear, periarticular erosions and osteopenia, and subchondral cysts. Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs can be preventative but do not restore the erosive articular damage already done.

Glenosphere fixation is critical for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) implant stability and longevity. Diminished bone quality and quantity are seen in RA-compromising fixation. Custom implants can allow for screw fixation into the coracoid when the glenoid vault is inadequate

Publication Date

5-4-2023

Disciplines

Orthopedics

Recommended Citation

Golasa B, Valk J, Lutsic J, Rebock J, Saad M. Out of room – international custom 3d printed implant for rheumatologic glenoid deficiency: a case report. Presented at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills 2023 Alvin Yarrows Research Day; 2023 May 4; Farmington Hills, MI.

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2023 Alvin Yarrows Research Day at Beaumont Hospital Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills, MI, May 4, 2023.