Sling vs No Sling After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
This study involves patients who will be undergoing a reverse total shoulder replacement at Duke University. 100 eligible will be randomly assigned into one of two groups, a sling or no sling group. Patients in the sling group will wear a sling for three weeks after their surgery while the no sling group will only wear a sling three days after their surgery. Patients will follow their doctors normal follow up visit schedule after surgery, with visits at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years.
• Patient is scheduled to undergo a primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty procedure
• Patient voluntarily consents to participate in the study and has the mental and physical ability to participate in the study, fill out subjective questionnaires, return for follow-up visits, and comply with prescribed post-operative physical therapy
• Patient meets indications for primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty for the following diagnosis
• Rotator cuff arthropathy
• Glenohumeral arthritis
• Patient is between 18-100 years old
• Patient is English speaking