ArticleCase reports in orthopedics2021
Pyrocarbon Humeral Head in a Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty: Preliminary Results at 3 Years Follow-Up and Review of the Current Literature.
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- Long-Term Outcomes of Pyrocarbon Hemiarthroplasty in a Young Patient with Severe Chondrolysis.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2026Article
- 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 hemiarthroplasty and the shoulder: biomechanical and clinical results of an emerging treatment option.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2024Article
- Pyrocarbon Hemi-Shoulder Arthroplasty Provides Satisfactory Outcomes Following Prior Open Latarjet.Journal of shoulder and elbow arthroplasty · 2024Article
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Abstract
Shoulder hemiarthroplasty is a viable option in young patients with an intact rotator cuff in order to preserve the native glenoid. To avoid the dreaded and expected wear of the glenoid in very active shoulders, implants with humeral head coated with a high resistant and elastic material-pyrolytic carbon-are now an option. The authors present the first pyrocarbon coated hemishoulder arthroplasty performed at our Orthopedic Department in a patient with osteonecrosis of the humeral head. At three years of follow-up, the patient is pain free and without limitations in his daily work. The Constant score was applied pre- and postoperatively, and an improvement of 32 points was reported. Larger cohorts with long-term follow-up are required to confirm our promising results.
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