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. 2014 Apr 15;472(8):2317–2324. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3613-y

Table 1.

Patient demographics

Demographic ORIF Hemiarthroplasty of the humeral head Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
Number of patients 18,392 7765 860
Age (years ± SD) 65 ± 18 73 ± 12 75 ± 11
Female 70% 79% 80%
Length of stay (days ± SD) 4.5 ± 5.2 4.8 ± 4.5 4.7 ± 4.3
Total comorbidities (average ± SD) 2.0 ± 1.7 2.3 ± 1.7 2.4 ± 1.6
In-hospital mortality 0.6% 0.5% 0.8%
Insurance
 Medicare 54% 72% 78%
 Medicaid 5.3% 2.9% 3.3%
 Private 30% 19% 14%
 Self-pay 3.5% 1.4% 1.1%
 Other 7.1% 4.5% 3.6%
Race
 Caucasian 82% 86% 87%
 African American 3.7% 1.6% 1.4%
 Hispanic 9.6% 8.5% 8.1%
 Asian 2.4% 1.6% 1.6%
 Other 2.6% 2.5% 1.6%

ORIF = open reduction and internal fixation.