Table 4.
Reasons for revision for all types of arthroplasties (All), other types of arthroplasties (Others), stemmed hemiarthroplasty (SHA), and reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA). Values are n, (percentage of primary arthroplasties), and percentage of revisions
| Reasons for revision | All a (n = 837) | Others (n = 65) | SHA (n = 644) | RTSA (n = 127) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dislocation | 23 (2.7) | 28 | 3 (5) | 27 | 12 (1.9) | 21 | 8 (6.3) | 62 |
| Loosening | 3 (0.4) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0.3) | 4 | 1 (0.8) | 8 |
| Glenoid wear | 5 (0.6) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0.8) | 9 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Infection | 9 (1.1) | 11 | 2 (3) | 18 | 6 (0.9) | 11 | 1 (0.8) | 8 |
| Fracture | 5 (0.6) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0.8) | 9 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Technical failure | 8 (1.0) | 10 | 1 (2) | 9 | 7 (1.1) | 12 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Rotator cuff problems | 14 (1.7) | 17 | 2 (3) | 18 | 12 (1.9) | 21 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Other reasons b | 13 (1.6) | 16 | 2 (3) | 18 | 8 (1.2) | 14 | 3 (2.4) | 23 |
| Missing | 1 (0.1) | 1 | 1 (2) | 9 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Total | 81 (9.7) | 100 | 11 (17) | 100 | 57 (8.9) | 100 | 13 (10.2) | 100 |
a For 1 shoulder arthroplasty, there was missing information on the type of arthroplasty with which the patient was treated.
bOther reasons includes pain with no other reasons reported.