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Methods: A retrospective single-surgeon cohort included 394 primary rTSAs (363 patients; mean age 73.8 \u00b1 8.5 years) performed between 2006 and 2018 using the same implant system. Clinical follow-up was available for 123 patients at a mean of 9.4 years. Outcomes included ASES, Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS), Subjective Shoulder Value (SSV), and pain VAS. Radiographs obtained at \u22658 years were assessed for scapular notching, glenoid loosening, and humeral osteolysis\/stress shielding. Kaplan\u2013Meier survival analysis was performed. Results: Thirty of the 257 rTSAs with revision follow-up (11.7%) underwent revision, most commonly for glenoid loosening or instability. Among patients with long-term radiographs, scapular notching occurred in 8.3% of all-polyethylene glenospheres and was limited to grade 1. Humeral osteolysis\/stress shielding was present in 36%, although no humeral components were revised for loosening. Median final follow-up PROMs were ASES 75.8, OSS 42, SSV 78, and pain VAS 1. Conclusions: Large-glenosphere inverted-bearing rTSA demonstrated satisfactory long-term outcomes, low notching rates, and acceptable survivorship. 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