Effect of prior breast cancer treatment on outcomes of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
Loïc Van Oost, Patrick Demey, Henk Loobuyck, Lotte Verstuyft, Hans Van der Bracht · 2026
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Description
Loïc Van Oost and co-authors ask whether past breast cancer treatment affects outcomes of a reverse shoulder replacement. Their 2026 study covers women whose shoulder joint wore out after rotator cuff damage. Breast treatment on the same side, such as mastectomy, node removal, or radiation, could plausibly harm healing or motion.
The team reviewed a small group of such women and compared them with a larger group without cancer history, all followed at least two years. Shoulder scores and satisfaction were alike between groups, and pain outcomes matched as well. Two motion directions, lifting the arm out and forward, were clearly lower in the cancer group. Complications were somewhat more common there, with a borderline gap in revision surgery. Surgeons can counsel patients with numbers rather than guesses.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Loïc Van Oost, Patrick Demey, Henk Loobuyck, Lotte Verstuyft, Hans Van der Bracht |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |