The impact of socioeconomic factors on 90-day postoperative readmissions and cost in shoulder arthroplasty patients.

Background: Understanding the impact of Social Drivers of Health on shoulder arthroplasty is pivotal for the development of equitable value-based payment models that enhance the quality of patient care. This investigation aims to understand the influence of Area Deprivation Index (ADI) on hospital admissions, readmissions, and associated costs postshoulder arthroplasty.

Methods: We conducted an analysis using US Medicare claims data from 2019 to 2021, identifying patients who received shoulder arthroplasty in either an inpatient or outpatient setting using Current Procedural Terminology codes.

Glenohumeral arthrodesis outcomes and complications: a systematic review.

Background: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the evidence in the literature to determine the clinical outcomes following glenohumeral arthrodesis.

Methods: Two independent reviewers performed a literature search in the PubMed database based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Studies were included if they reported on outcomes following shoulder arthrodesis from the years of 2000-2022.

Association between radiographic soft-tissue thickness and increased length of stay, operative time, and infection rate after reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

Background: Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is a widely performed surgical procedure to address various shoulder pathologies. Several studies have suggested that radiographic soft-tissue thickness may play a role in predicting complications after orthopedic surgery, but there have been limited studies determining the use of radiographic soft-tissue thickness in RSA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether radiographic soft-tissue thickness could predict clinical outcomes after RSA and compare the predictive capabilities against body mass index (BMI).

Subscapularis repair for reverse shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The purpose of this study is to perform a systematic review of the literature evaluating the importance of subscapularis repair in patients who underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA).

Methods: A systematic search of articles in PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases was carried out according to the PRISMA guidelines. Cohort studies comparing RSA with subscapularis repair vs.

Calcific myonecrosis of the upper extremity: case report.

Calcific myonecrosis is an uncommon late sequela of limb trauma that results in calcification and necrosis of damaged muscle. It almost exclusively occurs in the lower extremity. We present a second case of calcific myonecrosis in the upper extremity.