The goal of shoulder arthroplasty is to improve comfort and function for a variety of degenerative conditions. Shoulder surgeons who engage an increasingly complex array of clinical problems must understand the factors that may negatively impact results and lead to a higher risk of complications. A better understanding of risk factors will help not only educate patients about potential adverse outcomes, but it also leads to improved ways to mitigate complications by addressing their root cause where possible.
Inpatient vs Outpatient Shoulder Arthroplasty
Thomas Obermeyer, MD, reviews a comparison study of readmissions and complications in inpatient and outpatient settings for patients 65 years and older. Read his thoughts on reevaluating shoulder arthroplasty as an inpatient-only procedure in our latest blog post.
The World’s First Machine Learning-Derived Outcome Measure
Shoulder Arthroplasty Smart Score: The World’s First Machine Learning-Derived Outcome Measure | Surgeons and researchers worldwide can now quantify shoulder patient outcomes with a new, more efficient measure called “Smart Score”.
Using Machine Learning to Predict Patient Outcomes
Teaming up with KenSci, a data science company located in Seattle, Wash., Exactech has been at the forefront of using ML to better predict outcomes and complications after shoulder arthroplasty. This work is based on Exactech’s clinical database which includes over 11,000 patient visits from 35 centers around the world–all using a standardized data collection tool that records information on demographics, diagnosis, comorbidities, preoperative function, implant information and post-operative function at multiple time points. Predict+ was built on ML algorithms which established a 19-input minimal feature set that was most highly predictive of outcomes and complications after anatomic or reverse shoulder arthroplasty.
What About Superior Erosion?
Stephanie Muh, MD Read Complete Study: Reverse Total shoulder Arthroplasty with a Superior Augmented Glenoid Component for Favard Type – E1, E2 and E3 Glenoids Superior glenoid wear is often…
How GPS Navigation for Shoulder Arthroplasty Changed My Practice
Scott Trenhaile, MD As I look back on my career in orthopaedics, the journey has not been one that I would have ever predicted. I completed a sports medicine/upper extremity fellowship…
The Importance of Educating Patients on Expected Glenoid Wear and Consequences of Its Progression
Kaveh Sajadi, MD Read complete study: Natural history of glenoid bone loss in primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis: how does bone loss progress over a decade? When it comes to shoulder arthritis,…
Managing Expectations for External Rotation After RSA
Joseph King, MD Read complete study: The influence of preoperative external rotation weakness or stiffness on reverse total shoulder arthroplasty Improvement in external rotation following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA) is an…
The Goal? Accurate Placement of the Glenoid Component.
Computer navigation leads to more accurate glenoid targeting during Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) compared with three-dimensional (3D) preoperative planning alone.
Reverse Shoulder Biomechanics and Scapular Notching
The FDA approved the use of the reverse shoulder prosthesis in the United States in 2004, nearly 25 years following its re-debut in France.