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Humeral Resurfacing Hemiarthroplasty

Not Applicable
Conditions
Advanced Glenohumeral Arthritis
Interventions
Device: Humeral surface replacement hemiarthroplasty (CAP)
Registration Number
NCT00477360
Lead Sponsor
University of Calgary
Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to examine quality of life outcomes in patients who have undergone a humeral surface replacement hemiarthroplasty.

Detailed Description

Resurfacing arthroplasty is gaining popularity for the reconstruction of advanced shoulder arthritis. New generation re-surfacing prostheses are engineered to anatomically restore a smooth articulating surface to the humeral head, while preserving bone stock, and potentially minimizing the risk for diaphyseal fracture. The results for shoulder resurfacing prostheses have largely been reported in retrospective reviews and have been very favorable. The purpose of this multi-centered, prospective study will be to determine the extent to which patient self-assessed outcomes (American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) Score) following humeral resurfacing improve compared to pre-operative ASES scores.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Failed standard non-surgical management (analgesics, nsaids, physiotherapy, activity modification)
  • Persistent pain and disability for at least 6 months
  • Imaging demonstrates advanced humeral head cartilage loss

Pre-Operative

Exclusion Criteria
  • Active or systemic joint infection
  • Significant muscle paralysis of shoulder girdle
  • Charcot's Arthropathy
  • Major medical illness (life expectancy <2years)
  • Unable to speak and read English/French
  • Psychiatric illness that precludes informed consent
  • Unwilling/unable to remain in study for one year

Intra-Operative Inclusion Criteria:

Advanced humeral head cartilage loss AND ONE of:

  • minimal/no glenoid cartilage loss
  • complete glenoid cartilage loss and no bony erosion
  • complete glenoid cartilage loss and concentric bony erosion with no humeral anterior/posterior subluxation

Intra-Operative Exclusion Criteria:

  • Eccentric glenoid erosion with biconcavity of glenoid and subluxation of humeral head
  • Inability of humeral head to support the CAP surface replacement

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1Humeral surface replacement hemiarthroplasty (CAP)C.A.P
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
American Shoulder And Elbow Surgeons Shoulder Index (ASES)24 months post-operative
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Constant Score24 months post-operative
Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder Index (WOOS)24 months post-operative
Simple Shoulder Test (SST)24 months post-operative
Radiographic Evaluation3 months + yearly post-operative

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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