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Table 2 Adverse events (AE) in patients from each body mass index (BMI) stratum

From: Mid-term shoulder functional and quality of life outcomes after shoulder replacement in obese patients

 

Non-obese

n = 167

Obese

n = 121

Morbidly obese

AE not requiring revision

TSA (five patients, six AE)

 Loosening

1

0

0

 RCR failure

2

0

0

 Wound complication

0

1

0

 General pain and stiffness

2

0

0

RSA (nine patients, ten AE)

   

 Fracture

5

4

0

 Dislocation

1

0

0

Revision required <2 years

TSA (seven patients, seven AE)

 Infection

0

1

0

 Loosening

1

0

1

 RCR failure

4

0

0

RSA (five patients, seven AE)

 Infection

2

0

0

 Loosening

1

0

0

 Dislocation/unstable

4a

0

0

Revision required >2 years

TSA (13 patients, 17 AE)

 Infection

3

1

0

 Loosening

5

1

0

 Dislocation/unstable

1

0

0

 Fracture

1

1

0

 Bone graft failure

0

0

0

 RCR failure

3

1

0

RSA (four patients, seven AE)

 Infection

0

1

0

 Loosening

2

1

0

 Fracture

0

1

0

 Bone graft failure

1

0

0

 RCR failure

1

0

0

  1. TSA total shoulder arthroplasty, RSA reverse shoulder arthroplasty, RCR rotator cuff repair
  2. aThree dislocations in the same patient