Return to Outdoorsman Sports After Primary Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the increasing popularity of shoulder arthroplasty, indications and usage has expanded to younger more physically active patients. Limited knowledge exists on return to outdoorsman sports after shoulder arthroplasty.

Purpose

To determine return to outdoorsman sports, including fishing, shooting, archery, and rowing, after primary total shoulder arthroplasty at a minimum 2-year follow-up.

Study design

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods

A retrospective study was performed on patients who underwent primary reverse or anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty between 2012 and 2022 who participated in outdoorsman sports, including fishing, shooting, archery, and rowing, with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Questionnaires were expanded to explore patie

SUBMITTER: Ardebol J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11970088 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature