SynthesisKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2018
Return to sport after shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Return to sport after surgical treatment for high-grade (Rockwood III-VI) acromioclavicular dislocation.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019Pooled it
- Comprehensive arthroscopic management versus total shoulder arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty in patients with primary glenohumeral arthritis younger than 50 years old.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Return to Sport and Long-term Performance Levels in Weight Lifters Treated for Advanced Glenohumeral Arthritis With Inlay Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Return to fishing and hunting recreation after shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty, a PacWest Shoulder Study Group survey.JSES international · 2026Article
- Pilot biomechanical study of complex upper-limb movements in patients with RSA using inertial sensors: Feasibility of sport-specific gestures.Shoulder & elbow · 2026Article
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- Arthroplasty and Tennis: A Narrative Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- The rate of return to play for pickleball is high following shoulder surgery.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Article
- Evaluation of ChatGPT's responses to frequently asked questions about shoulder arthroplasty.JSES international · 2025Article
- Why do patients not return to sports or work after anatomical or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty? A systematic review and meta-analysis.JSES international · 2025Review
- Return to yoga following anatomic or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.JSES international · 2025Article
- Return to Outdoorsman Sports After Primary Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- What activities do patients hope to perform following anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty but are unable to? Looking beyond patient-reported outcome measures.JSES international · 2025Article
- [Influencing factors on effectiveness of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- Publicly Available Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Rehabilitation Protocols Show High Variability and Frequent Divergence from the 2020 ASSET Recommendations.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Predictors of PROMIS Satisfaction With Social Roles and Activities After Shoulder and Knee Sports Orthopaedic Surgery in United States Military Servicemembers: An Observational Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Recognition of Volleyball Player's Arm Motion Trajectory and Muscle Injury Mechanism Analysis Based upon Neural Network Model.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Return to sport after shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review.EFORT open reviews · 2021Review
- Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty With a Nonspherical Humeral Head and Inlay Glenoid in Elite Weight Lifters: A Prospective Case Series.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Return to Sports After Primary Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: Outcomes at Mean 4-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeWith increasing incidence and indications for shoulder arthroplasty, there is an increasing emphasis on the ability to return to sports. The main goal of this study was to determine the rate of return to sport after shoulder arthroplasty.
methodsThe Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed to perform this systematic review and meta-analysis. A search was performed on MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. The quality of the included studies was evaluated according to the Methodological Index for Nonrandomized Studies checklist. The main judgement outcome was the rate of return to sports activity after shoulder arthroplasty and the level of play upon return (identical or higher/lower level).
resultsThirteen studies were reviewed, including 944 patients (506 athletes), treated with shoulder arthroplasty at an average follow-up of 5.1 years (range, 0.5-12.6 years). The most common sports were swimming (n = 169), golf (n = 144), fitness sports (n = 71), and tennis (n = 63). The overall rate of return to sport was 85.1% (95% CI, 76.5-92.3%), including 72.3% (95% CI, 60.6-82.8%) returning to an equivalent or improved level of play, after 1-36 months. Patients undergoing anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty returned at a significantly higher rate (92.6%) compared to hemiarthroplasty (71.1%, p = 0.02) or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (74.9%, p = 0.003).
conclusionMost patients are able to return to one or more sports following shoulder arthroplasty, with anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty having the highest rate of return. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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