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Appendix 1:7a. 12-11-09
Mortality, early and late complications after shoulder arthroplasty in studies comparing total shoulder atrhroplasty (TSA) and hemiarthrioplasty (HA)
Author, year Country Study design Number Follow-up Total mortality Complications Early complications Late
Any complication
of
during follow-up directly related to (within 3 weeks complications
shoulders
/patients
n=
surgery
after surgery)
Buchner, 2008
Edwards, 2003
Gartsman, 2000
Levy, 2004
Lo, 2005
Germany
France
USA
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom/
Canada
Retrospective
observational
study. Matched
controls.
Retrospective
observational
study
Randomised
controlled trial
Retrospective
observational
study
Randomised
controlled trial
Age
(years)
TSA: 22
HA: 22
TSA: 601
HA: 89
67.2
TSA: 27
HA: 24
65.0
TSA: 39
HA: 30
72.3
TSA: 20
HA: 21
70.3
1 year
Mean 3.7 yrs
(24-110 months)
Mean 2.8 yrs
(24-72 months)
TSA Mean 7.6 yrs
HA Mean 4.4 yrs
2 years
No Data
No Data
No Data
6 % (n=4)
Time and cause of death
not reported
2 % (n=1)
2 days postoperatively
Cause of death
thromboembolism
1 (2)
TSA: 0 %
HA: 9 % (n=2)
19 % (n=132)
”No difference
between TSA and HA
groups”
12 % (n=6)
18 % (n=12)
22 % (n=9)
No Data
6 % (n=41)
No Data
No Data
12 % (n=5)
No Data
13 % (n=91)
No Data
No Data
10 % (n=4)
TSA: 0 %
HA: 9 % (n=2)
19 % (n=132)
.
12 % (n=6)
18 % (n=12)
22 % (n=9)