The Evolution of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty—Where Do We Stand and What Comes Next?

The increased utilization of RTSA is also displayed in the statistics of the largest worldwide shoulder arthroplasty registry, the Australian Joint Replacement Registry, including over 60,000 shoulder replacements implanted in 2021, of which around 80% were RTSA [[21]]. The Evolution of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty - Where Do We Stand and What Comes Next? Keywords: reverse total shoulder arthroplasty; history; biomechanics; lateralization; implant design; mixed reality EN reverse total shoulder arthroplasty history biomechanics lateralization implant design mixed reality 1945 4 03/14/23 20230301 NES 230301 Over 35 years ago, the pioneer Paul Grammont from Lyon published his ideas of a reversed semi-constraint prosthesis improving the moment arm of the deltoid by medializing the center of rotation and lengthening of the arm and thus increasing deltoid muscle tension [[1]]. Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, history, biomechanics, lateralization, implant design, mixed reality. [Extracted from the article]