Establishing an institutional reverse total shoulder arthroplasty registry

Abstract Background The number of implanted reverse total shoulder arthroplasties (RTSA) is increasing worldwide. To improve patient care, institutional and national arthroplasty registries are being established worldwide to record outcome data. This article aims describe the setup an RTSA database in a high-volume university orthopedic hospital. Methods All patients who received at authors’ tertiary referral hospital have been followed individual datasets systematically recorded REDCap since 2005. data captured longitudinally as primary preoperative survey regular or irregular postoperative follow-up. baseline demographic data, history, surgical details, adverse events, radiographic clinical scores (Constant–Murley score, Subjective Shoulder Value, range motion) recorded. Results A 1433 were between January 2005 December 2020. Of these, 1184 (83%) implantations 249 (17%) secondary cases. cohort had mean age 70 ± 10 years, was 39% male, classified ASA II 59%. lost follow-up rate 18% after 2 22% 5 53% years. overall complication with years minimum (156/854 shoulders) reintervention 10% (82/854 shoulders). Conclusion well-managed registry, including structured radiological assessments, offers opportunity for high-quality long-term analysis. Such not only helpful analyzing implant survival, but will be increasingly important justify our daily practice against different stakeholders various health care systems.