Evaluation of Structural and Functional Integrity of the Rotator Cuff After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Description

The purpose of this study is to examine the rotator cuff muscles in your shoulder at one and two year post total shoulder replacement surgery.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis of Shoulder

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to examine the rotator cuff muscles in your shoulder at one and two year post total shoulder replacement surgery.

Evaluation of Structural and Functional Integrity of the Rotator Cuff After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Evaluation of Structural and Functional Integrity of the Rotator Cuff After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Condition
Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Hershey

Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * age \>45yrs
  • * primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the shoulder
  • * total shoulder replacement performed by Dr. Armstrong
  • * administered a local anesthetic mixture and not regional anesthesia
  • * all genders
  • * Fluent in written and spoken English
  • * Patients capable of giving informed consent
  • * Known contraindications to CT/EMG
  • * Inability to provide informed consent
  • * History of recent trauma to the shoulder
  • * Atypical shoulder pain
  • * Other suspected shoulder pathology (i.e. tumor, infection)
  • * Pregnancy
  • * Bilateral total shoulder arthroplasty

Ages Eligible for Study

45 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,

April D Armstrong, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2024-12