Patrick CM, Snowden J, Eckhoff MD, Green CK, Scanaliato JP, Dunn JC, Parnes N. Epidemiology of shoulder dislocations presenting to United States emergency departments: An updated ten-year study. World J Orthop 2023; 14(9): 690-697 [PMID: 37744717 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i9.690]
Corresponding Author of This Article
Cole M Patrick, MD, Doctor, Department of Orthopaedics, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, No. 18511 Highlander Medics St, Fort Bliss, TX 79918, United States. colempatrick@gmail.com
Research Domain of This Article
Orthopedics
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Retrospective Study
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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2023; 14(9): 690-697 Published online Sep 18, 2023. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i9.690
Epidemiology of shoulder dislocations presenting to United States emergency departments: An updated ten-year study
Cole M Patrick, Josiah Snowden, Michael D Eckhoff, Clare K Green, John P Scanaliato, John C Dunn, Nata Parnes
Cole M Patrick, Michael D Eckhoff, John P Scanaliato, John C Dunn, Department of Orthopaedics, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, TX 79918, United States
Josiah Snowden, Burnett School of Medicine, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, United States
Clare K Green, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, WA 20052, United States
Nata Parnes, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, NY 13619, United States
Author contributions: Patrick CM performed the majority of the research, collected data, analyzed data, and contributed to the manuscript; Snowden J and Eckhoff MD contributed equally to this work by performing research, and contributing to the manuscript and background research; Green CK and Scanaliato JP oversaw manuscript revisions and project design; Dunn JC and Parnes N designed the research study, coordinated the research team, and oversaw final manuscript revisions; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: All data used in the following manuscript are deidentified and available online through the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Informed consent statement: As the study used anonymous and pre-existing data, the requirement for the informed consent from patients was waived.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Cole M Patrick, MD, Doctor, Department of Orthopaedics, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, No. 18511 Highlander Medics St, Fort Bliss, TX 79918, United States. colempatrick@gmail.com
Received: May 19, 2023 Peer-review started: May 19, 2023 First decision: June 21, 2023 Revised: July 5, 2023 Accepted: August 15, 2023 Article in press: August 15, 2023 Published online: September 18, 2023
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
This research was conducted to examine temporal trends regarding shoulder dislocations in the Untied States.
Research motivation
Shoulder dislocations are common among all populations, especially young men, and understanding the epidemiology is important for orthopedic surgeons.
Research objectives
To provide and updated assessment of the epidemiology of shoulder dislocations in the United States.
Research methods
Emergency department within the United States was collected using the national electronic injury surveillance system database between 2012 and 2021, and epidemiologic data was collected and analyzed for shoulder dislocations.
Research results
The national annual incidence of shoulder dislocations in the United States was approximately 23.92 per 100000 persons, with a predominance of dislocations occurring in male adolescents between the ages of 15-20.
Research conclusions
There is a bimodal distribution of shoulder dislocations in the United States. A large portion of male adolescent sustain these injuries between the ages of 15-20 secondary to participation in sporting events. Conversely, women have a relatively consistent incidence of dislocations in their lifespan with an increase in their later decades of life.
Research perspectives
Future studies should help create measures to help lower the incidence of shoulder dislocations in at risk population, particularly adolescent males participating in sports.
