Table II.
Demographics from selected short-stem RSA studies.
| Study | Prosthesis type | Shoulders, n | Age (range) | Male sex, n (%) | Female sex, n (%) | Dominant side, n (%) | Indication for RSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseffi (2013)19 | Comprehensive Reverse System Mini Stem | 44 | 76 (59-92) | 15 (34) | 29 (66) | NR | RCA (33), AVN (6), PTA (2), inflammatory arthropathy (3) |
| Atoun (2014)5 | Verso Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis | 31 | 73,5 (58-93) | 10 (32) | 21 (68) | NR | RCA (22), fracture sequelae (5), RA (4) |
| Ascione (2017)2 | Ascend Flex | 100 | 73,4 (55-91) | 28 (28) | 72 (72) | 70 (70) | RCA (46), massive RC tear (14), OA (28), instability arthropathy (2), RA (2), fracture sequela (8) |
| Goetzmann (2017)20 | Ascend Flex | 24 | 75,5 (59.8-82.5) | 5 (21) | 19 (79) | NR | RCA (13), massive RC tear (5), OA with glenoid bone loss (5), RA (1) |
| Schnetzke (2017)48 | Ascend Flex | 24 | NR | 4 (16.7) | 20 (83.3) | 15 (62.5) | RCA (17), post-traumatic sequelae (5), OA (2) |
| Merolla (2017)36 | Ascend Flex | 38 | 74,7 (55-91) | 13 (34) | 25 (66) | RCA (38) | |
| Aibinder (2019)1 | Comprehensive Reverse System Micro Stem | 65 | 68,2 (31-90) | NR | NR | NR | RCA (33), OA with irreparable RC tear (25), AVN (2), post-traumatic arthritis (1), inflammatory arthropathy (4) |
| Dukan (2019)13 | Ascend Flex | 71 | 70,8 | 30 (44) | 38 (56) | 58 (82) | OA with deficient RC (71) |
| Raiss (2019)42 | Ascend Flex | 77∗ | 72 (50-91) | NR | NR | NR | RCA or OA in combination with full-thickness RC tears or massive glenoid erosion (77) |
| Peduzzi (2019)40 | Ascend Flex | 81 | 76 (64-87) | NR | NR | NR | OA (81) |
RSA, reverse shoulder arthroplasty; RC, rotator cuff; RCA, rotator cuff arthropathy; OA, osteoarthritis; PTA, post-traumatic arthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; AVN, avascular necrosis; NR, not reported,
∗
Only radiographic results.