Improved functional, radiographic and patient-reported outcomes at midterm follow-up for shoulder arthroplasty patients 75 years and older.

Background: Current discussion centers around the appropriateness of shoulder arthroplasty in elderly patients, and whether anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty yield acceptable results in this population. The purpose of this study was to examine midterm outcomes in patients 75 years and older who underwent either procedure.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed on patients who underwent anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) between 2000 and 2018.