Table 1.

Demographic data of the patient group (n = 15) with rheumatoid arthritis

Demographic	Value
Number of treated joints / patients	17 / 15
Mean follow-up time (months)	24.3 (range 11.5-40.9)
Mean age of the patients (years) at the time of the operation	67.3 (range 46.3-84.9) (6 patients were younger than 65)
Gender of patients	10 women / 5 men
Side of the affected shoulder joint according to gender	9 × right (8 women, 1 man); 8 × left (4 women, 4 men); 2 × both sides (2 women)
Affected joint on the dominant side	10