TABLE V.

Comparison of Outcomes After RTSA and TSA^*

	RTSA (N = 243)	TSA (N = 263)	P Value
VAS postop.†	1.1 ± 1.9	1.4 ± 2.7	0.071
SST postop.†	8.0 ± 3.0	9.6 ± 3.0	0.595
ASES postop.†	78.6 ± 18.0	84.1 ± 19.9	0.720
FE postop.† (°)	132.1 ± 30.3	147.2 ± 25.2	0.004
ER postop.† (°)	45.7 ± 16.3	56.8 ± 15.9	0.312
Infections (no.)	2	2	0.658
Complications (no.)	20	24	0.627
Reoperations (no.)	8	7	0.564
Transfusions (no.)	16	3	0.003

^*RTSA = reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, TSA = total shoulder arthroplasty, VAS = visual analog scale, SST = Simple Shoulder Test, ASES = American Shoulder and Elbow Society score, FE = active forward elevation, and ER = active external rotation.

^†The values are given as the mean and standard deviation.