Characteristics of patients who rate their subjective satisfaction as unchanged or worse after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

Introduction: Patient reported outcome measures are an important determinant of surgical results as objective measures of function may not correlate with patient satisfaction. The prevalence of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) has increased over the past several years and for many surgeons now represents a majority of arthroplasty cases. It is important to understand who is at risk for unsatisfactory outcomes after rTSA so that surgeons can appropriately counsel patients as part of a shared decision-making process.

Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - May 22, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ira M. Parsons, Howard D. Routman, Christopher Roche, Richard J. Friedman Source Type: research