Subscapularis Repair in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty

Eligibility Criteria

• 1. Patient is scheduled to undergo a reverse shoulder arthroplasty procedure using the Arthrex ReversTM system.
• 2. Patient voluntarily consents to participate in the study and has the mental and physical ability to participate in the study, fill out subjective questionnaires, return for follow-up visits, and comply with prescribed post-operative physical therapy.
• 3. Patient meets FDA cleared indications for reverse shoulder arthroplasty
• 4. Patient is between 18-100 years old
• 5. Patient agrees to also be enrolled in the Arthrex Total Shoulder Registry Study
• 6. Patient has a standard of care pre-operative CT taken within 6 months that has been submitted for Arthrex Virtual Implant Positioning TM (VIP) planning
• 1. Patient has a history of ipsilateral shoulder arthroplasty
• 2. A history of shoulder septic arthritis
• 3. A full thickness subscapularis tear
• 4. An acute or malunited proximal humeral fracture
• 5. Chronic locked dislocation
• 6. Rheumatoid arthritis
• 7. Tumors
• 8. Axillary nerve damage
• 9. Non-functioning deltoid muscle
• 10. Glenoid vault deficiency precluding baseplate fixation
• 11. Infection and neuropathic joints
• 12. Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse
• 13. Patients incapable of judgement or under tutelage
• 14. Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, contraindication for imaging etc.
• 15. The subject is related to investigator as family members, employees, or other dependent persons
• 16. Any prior open anterior shoulder surgery that included takedown of the subscapularis tendon or violation of the subscapularis tendon (i.e. Latarjet, Bristow)