Table 1. Characteristics of included studies.

Characteristics	Number (%) of trials (n = 37)
Date of Trial Publication
2005	1 (2.7)
2006	2 (5.4)
2007	4 (10.8)
2008	2 (5.4)
2009	3 (8.1)
2010	2 (5.4)
2011	3 (8.1)
2012	9 (24.3)
2013	2 (5.4)
2014	5 (13.5)
2015	4 (10.8)
Journal
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg	2 (5.4)
BMC Musculoskelet Disord	4 (10.8)
Clin Orthop Relat Res	4 (10.8)
Injury	1 (2.7)
Int Orthop	1 (2.7)
J Shoulder Elbow Surg	17 (45.9)
JBJS	7 (18.9)
J Extra Corpor Technol	1 (2.7)
Orthopedics	1 (2.7)
Trials	1 (2.7)
Type of Procedure
Hemiarthroplasty (HA)	12 (32.4)
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA)	12 (32.4)
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA)	4 (10.8)
Glenoid Resurfacing (GR)	2 (5.4)
Multiple Procedures	7 (18.9)