Management of glenohumeral osteoarthritis in the younger patient: A population level analysis of usual care delivery in a large health system.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterize healthcare utilization in a younger population with glenohumeral osteoarthritis.

Methods

Adults seeking care for glenohumeral osteoarthritis between July 2013 and March 2019 were analyzed. Ambulatory visits, pharmacological, and non-pharmacological treatment, and surgical and radiological procedures, were compared by active-duty status and sex. The association between exercise therapy receipt and subsequent surgery was modeled using an adjusted logistic regression, reporting adjusted odds ratios (OR).

Results

There were 21,369 individuals (29.4 ​% female; mean age 50.3 [standard deviation (SD) 9.9] years), with 24.1 ​% military patients. The mean number of ambulatory shoulder visits per patient was 9.4 (SD 12.5). For pharmacological care 26.2

SUBMITTER: Rhon DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12671371 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature