Division of Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, 10753 Falls Road, Suite 215, Pavilion II, Lutherville, Baltimore, MD, 21093, USA. [Email]
Excision of extensive scar tissue (EEST) may be required in certain cases of revision reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA). Neurovascular structures are at a higher risk of iatrogenic direct injury in these cases. We describe a technique to expose and protect the musculocutaneous and axillary nerves in a series of revision RTSA cases that required EEST.
