Outcomes of reverse vs anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty in glenohumeral osteoarthritis without rotator cuff deficiency: A meta-analysis

Table 1 Summary of included studies comparing reverse total shoulder arthroplasty and total shoulder arthroplasty

Ref.	Study	Participants		Age (years)		Mean follow-up		Glenoid morphology		Adverse events
		RTSA	TSA	RTSA	TSA	RTSA	TSA	RTSA	TSA	RTSA	TSA
Ardebol et al[14], 2024	Retrospective	37	67	80	79	33 months	43 months	8 A14 A22 B123 B2/B3	28 A13 A221 B115 B2/B3	1 stiffness 1 acromial stress fracture	3 rotator cuff failure 2 stiffness
Haritinian et al[15], 2020	Retrospective	12	39	71	68	-		3 A11 A22 B16B2/B3	13 A16 A213 B17 B2/B3	-	-
Hones et al[16], 2024	Retrospective	60	60	72	70	3.7 years	4.0 years	-		-	-
Kim[17], 2024	Retrospective	26	41	75	76	45 months	39 months	16A15A24B11B2	31 A17A21B12B2	1 infection	1 rotator cuff tear with glenoid loosening
Kirsch et al[18], 2022	Retrospective	67	67	67		27 months	33 months	17 A17A24 B134 B2/B33C2D	25 A11A23B134B2/B33C1D	1 acromial stress fracture 1 glenoid fracture 1 radial nerve palsy	1 rotator cuff tear, 1 ulnar nerve palsy 1 hematoma
Mahylis et al[19], 2024	Retrospective	149	187	71	66	41 months	62 months	-		1 glenoid loosening	11 glenoid loosening 3 nonspecified
Merolla et al[20], 2020	Retrospective	36	47	72		2.4 years		-		2 diaphyseal fractures	1 rotator cuff tear
Polisetty et al[21], 2021	Retrospective	63	252	74	73	3.8 years		2A17A22B137B2/B32C13D	81 A147A214 B197B2/31C12D	-	5 rotator cuff tears (with 2 glenoid loosening) 1 infection with glenoid loosening 5 glenoid loosening
Steen et al[22], 2015	Retrospective	24	96	78	77	3.5 years		7A15A21B18B23C	28A120A24B132B212C	1 periprosthetic fracture	5 glenoid loosening
Trammell et al[23], 2023	Retrospective	64	64	72	68	3 years	5 years	-		1 component failure 1 glenoid fracture 2 periprosthetic fractures 2 intraoperative fractures	4 glenoid loosening 1 humeral loosening 1 humeral and glenoid loosening 1 component failure 3 infections 1 periprosthetic fracture 2 unexplained pain
Turnbull et al[24], 2024	Retrospective	9	46	71	67	-		-		1 glenoid fracture	6 glenoid loosening 2 component failures 1 glenoid and humeral loosening 1 infection1 glenoid fracture 1 periprosthetic fracture 1 unexplained pain
Wright et al[25], 2020	Retrospective	33	102	77		6 years		-		1 infection 1 fracture 1 nerve palsy 1 vascular injury	11 rotator cuff tears 2 fractures 1 recurrent dislocation

RTSA: Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty; TSA: Total shoulder arthroplasty.