A comparative study of shoulder replacement outcomes using linked national registry and hospital data from England and Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of shoulder replacement surgery continues to rise internationally. The aim of this study was to compare revision surgery, reoperations and serious adverse events after shoulder replacement surgery in England and Denmark.

Methods

Linked National Joint Registry and NHS Hospital Episode Statistics of England, and linked Danish Shoulder Arthroplasty Registry and Danish National Patient Registry data were available from 1 April 2012 to 31 December 2020. All primary shoulder replacements in adult patients were included. Revision surgery, reoperations and serious adverse events were compared between the two countries, and stratified by procedure type and surgical indication. The risk of revision and serious adverse events were adjusted for age, sex and como

SUBMITTER: Valsamis EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11948730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature