Open AccessAre Age and Patient Gender Associated With Different Rates and Magnitudes of Clinical Improvement After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty?
Author(s) -
Richard J. Friedman,
Emilie V. Cheung,
Pierre-Henri Flurin,
Thomas W. Wright,
Ryan W. Simovitch,
Charlotte Bolch,
Christopher P. Roche,
Joseph D. Zuckerman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000270
Subject(s) - medicine , arthroplasty , physical therapy , rotator cuff , confidence interval , elbow , osteoarthritis , arthropathy , minimal clinically important difference , surgery , randomized controlled trial , alternative medicine , pathology
An improved understanding of how gender differences and the natural aging process are associated with differences in clinical improvement in outcome metric scores and ROM measurements after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) may help physicians establish more accurate patient expectations for reducing postoperative pain and improving function.