ArticleJSES open access2019
Pyrolytic carbon humeral head in hemi-shoulder arthroplasty: preliminary results at 2-year follow-up.
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- Pyrocarbon implants in shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Review
- Long-Term Outcomes of Pyrocarbon Hemiarthroplasty in a Young Patient with Severe Chondrolysis.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2026Article
- Assessment of a painful shoulder arthroplasty.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Pyrocarbon humeral head hemiarthroplasty with pectoralis major transfer: a surgical option for young patients with shoulder arthritis and isolated deltoid paralysis: a case report.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Article
- Pyrocarbon Hemi-Shoulder Arthroplasty Provides Satisfactory Outcomes Following Prior Open Latarjet.Journal of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty · 2024Article
- Pyrolytic carbon head shoulder arthroplasty: CT scan glenoid bone modeling assessment and clinical results at 3-year follow-up.JSES international · 2023Article
- Midterm results of pyrocarbon interposition shoulder arthroplasty: good outcomes after posttraumatic osteonecrosis without malunion of the tuberosities.JSES international · 2022Article
- Innovations in Shoulder Arthroplasty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Revision Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty and Total Shoulder Arthroplasty A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty · 2022Review
- Reassessing the minimum two-year follow-up standard after total shoulder arthroplasty-Is one year sufficient?Shoulder & elbow · 2021Article
- RSA, TSA and PyC hemi-prostheses: comparing indications and clinical outcomes using a second-generation modular short-stem shoulder prosthesis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2021Article
- Management of Painful Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundIn patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and an intact rotator cuff, hemi-shoulder arthroplasty (HSA) can be a viable option as it offers the advantage of keeping the native glenoid intact. However, glenoid erosion has frequently been reported. The aim of this study was to report preliminary clinical results of HSA with a new pyrolytic carbon (pyrocarbon) humeral head.
methodsThis prospective multicenter study included a continuous series of 65 patients who underwent pyrocarbon HSA in 5 centers.
resultsAt the time of analysis, 1 patient was lost to follow-up, 3 patients underwent revision, and 61 patients were evaluated at a mean follow-up of 25.9 ± 3.3 months. The mean age at index surgery was 57.9 ± 13.3 years. The indications were primary glenohumeral OA in 37 patients, osteonecrosis in 11, secondary OA in 11, and rheumatoid arthritis in 2. The mean Constant score increased from 31.0 ± 15.8 points at baseline to 74.6 ± 17 points at last follow-up. Radiographic analyses showed that 86% of glenoids remained unchanged whereas 14% evolved slightly.
conclusionsPyrocarbon HSA grants improvement in pain and function in patients with primary OA or secondary OA after instability but at a lower level in patients with post-traumatic sequelae (secondary OA or osteonecrosis). These preliminary clinical and radiologic results are encouraging, although they need to be confirmed by longer-term follow-up observations.
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