Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in a Patient with Nail-Patella Syndrome: A Case Report.

CASE: A 62-year-old woman with a medical history of nail-patella syndrome (NPS) presented with chronic right shoulder pain. Physical examination revealed that her right shoulder had a restricted range of motion. Radiograph of the shoulder revealed arthritic changes with glenohumeral joint space narrowing, inferior humeral head osteophytes, and posterior glenoid wear. The patient was successfully treated with total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and was satisfied with her quality of life at the 30-month follow-up.

CONCLUSION

TSA may be successfully performed with careful reaming of the hypoplastic glenoid fossa in patients with NPS.