Types of shoulder arthroplasty failure

There are many ways in which a shoulder arthroplasty can fail. Posts related to some of the more common are shown below.

Readmission

Stiffness

Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection
Infection

Instability
Instability of a reverse total shoulder
Instability of a reverse total shoulder

Humeral fracture
Humeral fracture

Subscapularis failure
Subscapularis failure
Subscapularis failure
Subscapularis failure

Polyethylene wear
Glenoid component failure
Glenoid component failure
Glenoid component failure
Glenoid component failure
Glenoid component failure
Glenoid component failure
Glenoid component failure
Glenoid component failure
Glenoid component failure

Glenoid component wear
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening
Glenoid component loosening

Glenoid bone deficiency

Prosthesis dissociation

Pulmonary emboli

Nerve injuries
Nerve injuries
Nerve injuries
Nerve injuries
Nerve injury related to nerve block anesthesia
Nerve injury related to nerve block anesthesia

Rotator cuff failure
Rotator cuff failure
Delayed rotator cuff failure

Scapular spine fracture
Scapular spine fracture
Scapular spine fracture
Scapular spine fracture
Scapular spine fracture

Scapular notching