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Table 4 Review of the literature of Lévigne et al.,5 Sirveaux et al.,8 Simovitch et al.,7 Werner et al.,10 and the authors' results, which are divided in a mid-term follow-up (24 to 60 months) and a long-term follow-up (over 60 months) evaluating correlations with objective infraglenoidal notching and clinical results after implantation of an inverted total shoulder prosthesis

From: Infraglenoidal scapular notching in reverse total shoulder replacement: a prospective series of 60 cases and systematic review of the literature

Study

Infraglenoidal scapular notching was correlated with

Findings

Lévigne et al. 5 (2008)

  

Follow-up (24-60 months)

Preoperative Constant shoulder score

No correlation

 

Preoperative active range of motion

No correlation

 

Postoperative Constant shoulder score

No correlation

 

Postoperative active range of motion

No correlation

 

Postoperative Constant pain score

No correlation

 

Strength (part of the Constant shoulder score)

Negative correlation

Sirveaux et al. 8 (2004)

  

Follow-up (24-97 months)

Postoperative Constant shoulder score

Negative correlation

 

Postoperative active range of motion

No correlation

Simovitch et al 7 (2007)

  

Follow-up (24-96 months)

Constant shoulder score

Negative correlation

 

Subjective shoulder value

Negative correlation

 

Active range of motion

Negative correlation

 

Lower strength

Positive correlation

Werner et al 10 (2005)

  

Follow-up (over 24 months)

Constant shoulder score

No correlation

 

Constant pain score

No correlation

 

Active Range of motion

No correlation

Own results (2010)

  

Follow-up (24-60 months)

  
 

Oxford instability score

No correlation

 

Rowe score for instability

No correlation

 

Constant pain score

No correlation

 

Constant shoulder score

No correlation

 

DASH score

No correlation

 

Active range of motion

No correlation

Follow-up (over 60 months)

  
 

Oxford instability score

No correlation

 

Rowe score for instability

No correlation

 

Constant pain score

Positive correlation

 

Constant shoulder score

No correlation

 

DASH score

Negative correlation

 

Active range of motion

Positive correlation