Dr. Braito´s solution
with the LINK Embrace Shoulder System
Patient case from Tyrol, Austria
PD Dr. Matthias Braito, PhD
Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Hospital St. Johann
Tyrol, Austria
Pre-op
- 79 year-old female
- Stumbled and fell on floor in private home
- Dislocated proximal humeral 4-part fracture
Post-op
Implantation of LINK Embrace using
- Proximal Body with cementless Distal Stem
- Neutral Reverse Tray, paired with CoCrMo Reverse Insert height -3 (extremely space saving)
- E-Dur Glenosphere (Vit. E infused UHMWPE) with 39 mm diameter in eccentric version
- Reverse Glenoid Baseplate, standard, with inferior and superior cortical locking screws
- Good stability
- Good soft tissue tension
- Excellent ROM, especially int./ ext. rotation and adduction
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