Sentences with phrase «shoulder arthroplasty»

In a new study, «Driving Performance after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty,» the driving skills of 28 shoulder replacement patients, with a mean age of 65 ± 10 years, were tested at four distinct time points before, during and after surgery using a driving simulator.

Various shoulder arthroplasty procedures are performed to treat shoulder pain and loss of function resulting from arthritis or other conditions.

The results suggest that the risk of revision surgery and most other complications of shoulder arthroplasty increases along with BMI in obese patients.

The new study is among the first to assess how BMI affects the risk of complications after shoulder arthroplasty.

«This information is important as it demonstrates that total shoulder arthroplasty may be a good option in younger patients who are indicated for a shoulder replacement.»

The study, «High satisfaction and return to sports after total shoulder arthroplasty: age 55 and younger,» appeared in the Sept. 28, 2016 issue of the World Journal of Orthopaedics.

The study included data on 4,567 shoulder arthroplasties performed between 1970 and 2013.

Not exact matches

In this population of shoulder - arthroplasty patients, obesity was not a risk factor for blood clot - related complications (thromboembolism), as it is for patients undergoing hip or knee replacement.

For patients undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty), higher body mass index is linked to increased complications — including the need for «revision» surgery, reports a study in the June 7 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.