Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Jan 2015
Thirty-day morbidity and mortality after elective total shoulder arthroplasty: patient-based and surgical risk factors.
Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is an effective treatment for painful glenohumeral arthritis, but its morbidity has not been thoroughly documented. ⋯ Whereas TSA has low short-term rates of perioperative complications and mortality, careful perioperative medical optimization and efficient surgical technique should be emphasized to decrease morbidity and mortality.