Background: Stemless shoulder prothesis were introduced as a new modern shoulder replacement system, designed to reduce the potential risks associated to humeral component and find better functional results and fewer rates of surgery’s complications. 

 

Methods: A literature search was performed selecting publications with report of the Constant Score for functional assessment in patients submitted to shoulder arthroplasty with stemless prothesis. 

 

Results: Three types of shoulder arthroplasties were identified, with a Constant Score average between 63.4 and 73.3 and with a Revision Rate average of between 2.8 and 3.4%. These results were similar among studies with different follow up, from 6 months to 9 years. 

 

Conclusions: Shoulder arthroplasty with stemless prosthesis is very promising to deal with shoulder pathology. Results in short- or medium-term demonstrated it is possible to obtain good functionality, with pain relief and patients’ satisfaction, together with low rates of complications, similarly to other conventional approaches. 

Level of Evidence: Level IV, Case Series, Treatment Study 

 

Keywords: Stemless Shoulder Arthroplasty; Shoulder Arthroplasty; Stemless Prothesis; Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty; Total Shoulder Arthroplasty; Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty