Global® AP™ Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

• •Are under 18 years of age or over 70
• •Diagnosis of AVN, Inflammatory Arthritis, Fracture or Malunion.
• •Have a hemi-arthroplasty
• •Have destruction of the proximal humerus that precludes rigid fixation of the humeral component
• •Have arthritis with insufficient cuff tissue
• •Have had a failed rotator cuff surgery
• •Have loss of musculature, neuromuscular compromise or vascular deficiency in the affected limb rendering the procedure unjustified
• •Have evidence of active infection
• •Present with a condition of neuromuscular compromise of the shoulder (e.g., neuropathic joints or brachial plexus injury with a flail shoulder joint) - Have a known active metastatic or neoplastic disease
• •Are unwilling or unable to comply with a rehabilitation program or would fail to return for the postoperative follow-up visits prescribed by the protocol
• •Are skeletally immature.
• •Have a known allergic reaction to implant metals, polyethylene or a tissue reaction to corrosion or wear products
• •Have other conditions such as central nervous system disturbances, alcohol or drug addiction, etc. that may make effective evaluation of the joint replacement difficult or impossible
• •Are currently participating in another clinical study
• •Are taking \> 10mg/day corticosteroids (e.g. prednisone) excluding inhalers, within 3 months prior to surgery
• •Are currently involved in any personal injury litigation, medical legal or worker's compensation claims.