Defining the tipping point for primary shoulder arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although risk factors for poor outcomes and complications have been studied, there remain limited objective criteria to guide surgeons about the timing of arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to further characterize the tipping-point scores for a group of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in patients undergoing primary shoulder arthroplasty.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 5670 primary shoulder arthroplasties (1833 anatomic total shoulder arthroplasties and 3837 reverse shoulder arthroplasties [RSAs]) performed over a 10-year period. Preoperative range of motion, PROMs (American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Simple Shoulder Test, and Shoulder Pain and Disability Index scores), and Constant scores were evaluated. The tipping point for each PROM wa

SUBMITTER: Schoch BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6928298 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature