Social and Demographic Factors Impact Shoulder Stabilization Surgery in Anterior Glenohumeral Instability.

Purpose: To assess independent predictors of surgery after an emergency department visit for shoulder instability, including patient-related and socioeconomic factors.

Methods: Patients presenting to the emergency department were identified in the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database from 2015 to 2018 by diagnosis codes for anterior shoulder dislocation or subluxation. All shoulder stabilization procedures in the outpatient setting were identified using Current Procedural Terminology codes (23455, 23460, 23462, 23466, and 29806).