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Acta Scientific Orthopaedics (ISSN: 2581-8635)

Case Report Volume 8 Issue 9

Revision of Aseptic Loosening Reverse Baseplate with Glenoid Bone Loss Using Alternative Scapular Spine Line Positioning

Alexandre Almeida1*, Daniel Cecconi Agostini2, Matheus Zimmermann Gonçalves3, Afonso P Bongiolo4, Luis Felipe Gobbi5 and Samuel Ramos Pante5

1Orthopaedic Surgeon MBBS, Pompeia Hospital, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
2Radiologist, Physician, MBBS General Hospital, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
3Third-Year Fellowship Resident at Pompeia Hospital, BM, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
4Orthopaedic Surgeon MBBS, Pompeia Hospital, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
5Orthopedic Surgeon, MBBS, São João Bosco Hospital, São Marcos, RS, Brazil

*Corresponding Author: Alexandre Almeida, Orthopaedic Surgeon MBBS, Pompeia Hospital, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil.

Received: August 12, 2025; Published: August 22, 2025

Abstract

The authors present a case of aseptic loosening of a reverse baseplate due to poor positioning, in which the technique used for positioning the new baseplate was an alternative scapular spine line.

Keywords: Revision Arthroplasty; Aseptic Loosening; Shoulder Arthroplasty; Scapular Spine Line

References

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Citation

Citation: Alexandre Almeida., et al. “Revision of Aseptic Loosening Reverse Baseplate with Glenoid Bone Loss Using Alternative Scapular Spine Line Positioning".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 8.9 (2025): 03-07.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Alexandre Almeida., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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