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Evaluation of Structural and Functional Integrity of the Rotator Cuff After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorMilton S. Hershey Medical Center
Started2024-05-02
Est. completion2026-05
Eligibility
Age45 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site
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NCT03921944

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the rotator cuff muscles in your shoulder at one and two year post total shoulder replacement surgery.

Eligibility

Age: 45 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* age \>45yrs
* primary diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the shoulder
* total shoulder replacement performed by Dr. Armstrong
* administered a local anesthetic mixture and not regional anesthesia
* all genders
* Fluent in written and spoken English
* Patients capable of giving informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Known contraindications to CT/EMG
* Inability to provide informed consent
* History of recent trauma to the shoulder
* Atypical shoulder pain
* Other suspected shoulder pathology (i.e. tumor, infection)
* Pregnancy
* Bilateral total shoulder arthroplasty

Conditions2

ArthritisOsteoarthritis of Shoulder

Locations1 site

Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033
Padmavathi Ponnuru, Ph.D.717-531-0003pponnuru@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

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