Effects of Surgeon-Preferred Staff and Staff Turnover on Operating Time and Complication Rates in Reverse and Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.

Background: This study focuses on investigating the risk factors of increased operating room time and patient complication rates after total shoulder arthroplasty cases (both reverse and anatomic). We hypothesize that the use of surgeon-preferred staff will improve operating room efficiency and reduce complication rates while increased staff turnover will decrease efficiency and increase complications.

Methods: This is a single-center, retrospective study focused on determining the effects of staffing on operating room time and efficiency in total shoulder arthroplasty.

Understanding overall shoulder function and health: the value of specific quantitative vs. qualitative shoulder range of motion on patient-reported outcome measures.

Hypothesis And Background: It is known that, though widely used, shoulder range of motion (ROM) measurements are not standardized and have a high rate of intra- and interobserver differences. Particularly, the inconsistency in quantitative and qualitative measurements and their relationship to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) make shoulder health difficult to determine.

Methods: This was a prospective study of 147 patients who presented with a chief complaint of shoulder pain to the orthopedic sports medicine and shoulder clinic of a single fellowship-trained surgeon.