Shoulder Arthroplasty

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed the 2018 International Consensus Meeting criteria may effectively identify periprosthetic joint infection in revision shoulder arthroplasty.

Published results showed Black patients had a 30% decreased odds of undergoing outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty vs. white patients, while women had a 25% decreased odds of undergoing the procedure vs. men.

Results showed COVID-19 diagnosis prior to total shoulder arthroplasty was associated with increased risk of sepsis, ED visits, readmissions, periprosthetic fractures, wound infections, thrombosis and revisions at 60 days postoperatively.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released its fourth annual report on data from procedures reported in the AAOS Shoulder & Elbow Registry, according to a press release.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Patients who received press-fit vs. loose-fit stems for radial head arthroplasty had similar risks for revision and reoperation at 10-year follow-up.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In this video from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, T. Bradley Edwards, MD, discussed the use of anatomic shoulder arthroplasty with an augmented glenoid component for patients with glenoid wear.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In this video from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, T. Bradley Edwards, MD, discussed the benefits of anatomic shoulder arthroplasty with stemless implants.

According to published results, the proportion of outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty procedures has grown from 22% in the first quarter of 2021, when TSA was removed from the CMS inpatient-only list, to 38% in the first quarter of 2022.

Use of preoperative planning, such as CT scans, 3D planning and patient-specific instrumentation, prior to shoulder arthroplasty did not reduce the risk of aseptic revision, according to published results.

Smith & Nephew has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its AETOS shoulder system for patients undergoing anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, according to a company press release.