Is stemless total shoulder arthroplasty indicated in elderly patients?

High revision rate of metal-backed glenoid component and impact on the overall revision rate of stemless total shoulder arthroplasty: a cohort study from the Danish Shoulder Arthroplasty Registry

“…In patients with end-stage osteoarthritis and an intact rotator cuff, the stemmed total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) has been the treatment of choice for many decades [ 1 ] with good postoperative results [ 2 - 5 ], but in recent years, the use of the stemless TSA has increased [ 6 ]. The stemless TSA design leads to several potential advantages, such as shorter surgical time [ 7 , 8 ] and reduced blood loss [ 7 , 9 ].…”