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ArticleJSES reviews, reports, and techniques2025

Socioeconomic disadvantages and minority race correlate with worse outcomes following shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review.

Cailan L Feingold, Eric H Lin, Justin W Zheng, Ashley Mulakaluri, Joseph N Liu

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Cailan L FeingoldDepartment of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Eric H LinDepartment of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Justin W ZhengDepartment of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ashley MulakaluriDepartment of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Joseph N LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Abstract

Background: It has been established that patient sociodemographics including race, socioeconomic status, insurance status, and education can impact outcomes following orthopedic procedures. This study aims to investigate how these patient sociodemographics impact outcomes following shoulder arthroplasty. Methods: Pubmed, Scopus, and Embase were queried for terms related to shoulder arthroplasty and patient demographics for studies published between 2000 and Jan 30, 2025. Studies were included if they were clinical studies of total shoulder arthroplasty (including reverse, anatomic, and hemiarthroplasties) investigating how 1 of four patient sociodemographics (insurance status, race, socioeconomic status, and education) influence either clinical or patient-reported outcomes. Study quality was evaluated using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) criteria. Study results were recorded descriptively. Results: Twenty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. Twelve (54.5%) studies investigated clinical outcomes alone, 6 (27.3%) studies investigated PROMs alone, and 4 (22.2%) studies investigated both. The sociodemographics studied were insurance status in 9 (40.9%) studies, race in 7 (31.8%) studies, socioeconomic status in 14 (63.6%) studies, education in 2 (9.1%) studies, and employment and marital status both in 1 (4.5%) study. Eight (88.9%) studies found public insurance to negatively affect at least 1 outcome, 5 (71.4%) found minority races to be associated with worse outcomes, 9 (64.2%) found socioeconomically disadvantaged patients to be associated with poor outcomes, 2 (100%) studies found educational disparity to influence outcomes negatively, and 1 (100%) study found an association with employment. Overall, 17 (77.3%) studies found a significant association between at least 1 of the five sociodemographics of focus and outcomes following shoulder arthroplasty. Conclusion: The majority of studies investigating the influence of insurance status, race, socioeconomic status, education, and employment on shoulder arthroplasty outcomes found significant associations. Patients using public insurance, who are minorities and who are socioeconomically or educationally disadvantaged, should all be identified by physicians as being at higher risk of poor outcomes. Physicians should partner with these patients to counsel them accordingly and to identify opportunities to improve their chances of success.

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OutcomesRaceShoulder arthroplastySocial determinants of healthSociodemographicsSocioeconomic status

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PMID41179474
PMCPMC12573490

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