Background: Mental health conditions are associated with poor outcomes in patients with chronic disease as well as various orthopedic conditions. The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between mental health, preoperative disability, and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty.
Methods: Data, including mental health diagnoses, were prospectively collected from patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty from 2009 to 2015 at a single academic institution.