Coastal Orthopedics, a full-service provider of comprehensive orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, spine care, diagnostic imaging and physical therapy service, recently announced that Dr. R. Stephen Otte, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and shoulder and elbow specialist, just completed his first case using the OsseoFit® Stemless Shoulder System. The OsseoFit is an anatomically shaped left- and right-side specific implant that is designed for stable initial and biological fixation by optimizing anatomic humeral fit to provide a robust solution for stemless anatomic shoulder arthroplasty. Ideal patients for anatomic shoulder arthroplasty and specifically stemless anatomic replacements are active individuals with shoulder arthritis and an intact rotator cuff. Surgeons at Coastal Orthopedics will replace the ball and socket that has arthritis with a metal and plastic joint to provide pain relief, with the stemless design allowing for more bone conservation. The implant provides a simple and reliable method for achieving precise anatomic tendon repair following joint replacement.

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