Pedicled pectoralis major transfer for anterior deltoid and acromial deficiency following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a case report and novel surgical technique
Ariel Aminov, Kevin Berardino, Sophia Blaine, Carl M Cirino, Jeffrey J Brooks, Theodore A Blaine · 2026
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Description
Ariel Aminov and colleagues describe, in a 2026 case report, a new muscle transfer operation for shoulders that fail after reverse shoulder replacement. The problem is a missing front deltoid and its bony anchor. Reverse prostheses lean heavily on the deltoid to lift the arm, so its loss can leave the joint working poorly despite a sound implant.
The team moved the chest muscle, the pectoralis major, on its own blood supply to substitute for the missing front deltoid. Alternatives such as nerve transfers recover slowly, and fusing the joint sacrifices motion. A tendon transfer aims to restore active lifting while keeping the joint mobile. The report presents the technique as one more option for a difficult salvage problem.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ariel Aminov, Kevin Berardino, Sophia Blaine, Carl M Cirino, Jeffrey J Brooks, Theodore A Blaine |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14784 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |