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Table 2 Demographic data and study characteristics

From: Problems, complications, and reinterventions in 4893 onlay humeral lateralized reverse shoulder arthroplasties: a systematic review (part I—complications)

First author

Year

Level of evidence

RSA cases

Subgroups

Implanted RSA

Approach

Cemented

Age (years)

Range (±  SD)

Follow-up (months)

Range (±  SD)

Males

Females

Franceschetti

2020

III

59

Not BIO 29; BIO 30

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP

N/S

69.7; 70

N/S (± 9.9); N/S (± 7.8)

24.6; 25.2

N/S (± 1.1); N/S (± 1.6)

10; 13

20; 16

Simovitch

2019

III

324

Notch 47; not Notch 277

Equinoxe (Exactech)

DP

50

72.0

38–89 (± 7)

75.1

60–132 (± 16.9)

N/S

N/S

Franceschetti

2019

III

84

SSR 44; not SSR 40

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP

N/S

70.18; 69.71

N/S (± 10.63); N/S (± 6.14)

15.9; 16.92

N/S (± 1.29); N/S (± 1.92)

10; 11

34; 29

Choi

2019

IV

38

 

Comprehensive reverse (Biomet)

DP

0

73

63–83

24

12–53

6

32

Aibinder

2019

IV

65

 

Comprehensive micro stem (Zimmer Biomet)

DP

0

N/S

N/S

45.6

N/S

N/S

N/S

Raiss

2019

IV

77

 

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP

N/S

72

50–91

28

24–48

N/S

N/S

Matsuki

2018

III

552

Small 130; average 384; tall 38

Equinoxe (Exactech)

N/S

N/S

74; 72; 72

50–85; 52–93; 59–84

41; 37; 37

24–94; 24–97; 24–98

4; 178; 37

126; 206; 1

Merolla

2018

III

38

 

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP

3

74.7

55–91

29.1

24–31

13

25

Ascione

2018

IV

485

Sc Fr 21; not Sc Fr 84

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP

N/S

72.6; 72.3

N/S (± 7.1); N/S (± 7.6)

16.3; 16.5

6.5; 9.1

6; 24

15; 60

Alentorn-Geli

2018

III

16

All B2 glenoids

Comprehensive reverse (Zimmer Biomet)

DP

N/S

72.5

N/S (± 5.4)

35.1

N/S (± 14.2)

N/S

N/S

Werner BC

2018

III

109

SSR 71; not SSR 38

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

N/S

N/S

71.1; 70.7

N/S (± 10.7); N/S (± 8.6)

24; 25.2

N/S (± 18); N/S (± 18)

28; 15

43; 23

Zilber

2018

IV

35

 

Aramis (3S ortho)

DP

0

73

45–86

24

N/S

7

28

Werner BS

2017

IV

56

 

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP

9

74.6

56–91

30.1

24–44

15

41

Mollon

2017

III

476

 

Equinoxe (Exactech)

N/S

N/S

72.5

53–90

38

22–93

164

312

Romano

2017

IV

112

 

Equinoxe (Exactech)

DP

0

72.2

60–87

29.2

12–36

29

83

Kennon

2017

III

318

Bp sup screw 206; Bp inf screw 112

Equinoxe (Exactech)

DP

N/S

65.3; 65

N/S (± 11); N/S (± 10.8)

N/S

N/S

85; 44

121; 68

Ascione

2017

IV

100

 

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP

20

73.4

55–91

32.6

24–44

28

72

Lädermann

2017

II

35

 

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP 18, SSCS 17

N/S

78

N/S (± 7)

18

12–46 (± 11)

8

27

Schnetzke

2017

IV

25

 

Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright)

DP

0

N/S

N/S

25

20–35

5

20

Vourazeris

2017

III

202

SSR 86; not SSR 116

Equinoxe (Exactech)

DP

N/S

71.6; 71.1

N/S

39.6; 37.2

N/S

N/S

N/S

Grubhofer

2017

IV

44

 

Reverse anatomical shoulder system (Zimmer)

N/S

31

68

30–86

46

24–108

32

12

Hurwit

2017

III

40

 

Comprehensive reverse (Biomet)

N/S

N/S

68.6

N/S (± 7.6)

32.2

N/S (± 14.9)

16

24

Friedman

2017

III

591

SSR 340; not SSR 251

Equinoxe (Exactech)

N/S

N/S

72.2; 72.9

N/S

37.3; 35.7

N/S

119; 105

221; 146

Mollon

2016

III

297

 

Equinoxe (Exactech)

N/S

N/S

72

50–88

39

24–91

99

191

Jones

2016

IV

44

All glenoid autograft; allograft

Equinoxe (Exactech)

DP

N/S

69.1

N/S (±  7.4)

40.6

16

20

24

Dezfuli

2016

III

36

FrS 24; HA Rev 12

Equinoxe (Exactech)

DP

36

73; 66; 66

N/S

36; 34; 24

N/S

4; 2; 2

9; 10; 9

Katz

2016

IV

140

 

Arrow (FH Orthopedics)

25 DP, 115 SL

34

72

52–90 (± 6.91)

45

24–120

34

100

King

2015

III

83

 

Equinoxe (Exactech)

DP

32

72

55–93

42

N/S

32

51

Gilot

2015

III

292

Cem 177; 115 UnC

Equinoxe (Exactech)

DP

177

N/S

N/S

39.76

N/S

N/S

N/S

Giuseffi

2014

IV

44

 

Comprehensive reverse (Biomet)

DP

0

76

59–92

27

24–40

15

29

Valenti

2011

IV

76

 

Arrow (FH Orthopedics)

SL

6

73

52–90

44

24–60

18

58

Total

4893

SSR 541/986

Equ. 68%, AFl 19.6%, Com 6.4%, Arr 4.4%, Inv 0.9%, Ara 0.7%

2593 DP  +  191 SL/2784

398/1508

4511

4195

1238

2286

Mean/%

   

SSR 54.9%

DP: 93.1%; SL: 6.9%

26.4%

71.5

38.6

35.1%

64.9%

  1. RSA reverse shoulder arthroplasty; SD standard deviation; Notch scapular notching; BIO bony increased-offset reverse shoulder arthroplasty; Notch notching; SSR subscapularis tendon repaired; Sc Fr scapular fractures; Bp sup screw metaglene baseplate superior screw used; Bp inf screw metaglene baseplate inferior screw used; FrS fracture sequelae; HA Rev hemiarthroplasty revisions; Cem cemented stem; UnC uncemented stem; DP deltopectoral; SL superolateral; SSCS subscapularis and deltoid sparing; N/S not stated; Equ Equinoxe (Exactech); AFl, Aequalis Ascend Flex (Tornier–Wright); Com comprehensive reverse (Biomet); Arr Arrow (FH Orthopedics); Inv reverse anatomical shoulder system (Zimmer); Ara Aramis (3S ortho)