Analysis of revision shoulder arthroplasty in the German nationwide registry from 2014 to 2018.

Background: The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze primary revision arthroplasties of the shoulder in the Germany Shoulder Arthroplasty Registry. The objective is to provide demographic and clinical data of the included cases and information about the revision surgery itself and to compare the findings to other registry studies and clinical studies.

Methods: All documented cases of primary revision arthroplasties of the Germany Shoulder Arthroplasty Registry in the time period 2014-2018 (n = 975) were included in the initial data analysis.