title: Shoulder arthroplasty in New York State, 1991 to 2010: changing patterns of utilization.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Shoulder arthroplasty is now used to treat an expanding variety of glenohumeral disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study assessed the demographic patterns and utilization rates of shoulder hemiarthroplasty (HA) and anatomic or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) within New York State (NYS) from 1991 to 2010. Using the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database, all shoulder arthroplasty procedures that occurred within NYS during the study period were retrospectively identified and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the 20-year period, 24,040 shoulder arthroplasty procedures were performed. During the second decade (2001-2010), there was a 393% increase in utilization of TSA with a 98% increase in HA. This disproportionate increase is likely due to the introduction and expanding indications of reverse TSA as an effective procedure in place of HA for the treatment of proximal humerus fractures and rotator cuff arthropathy, as rotator cuff arthropathy as a primary indication for HA was significantly less prevalent in period 2. Also notable was an identifiable disparity in race; whites represented approximately 80% of the shoulder arthroplasty procedures in both decades, whereas African Americans made up <5%. This is significantly different from the general racial demographics of NYS during both periods analyzed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is clear that the volume of shoulder arthroplasty procedures performed in NYS is increasing, mirroring the national experience. This trend reflects the expanding indications, the general success of these procedures, the aging demographic of our population, and a greater desire and willingness of patients to consider operative management to maintain or to improve quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Khatib
authors.affiliation: Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ikemefuna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Onyekwelu
authors.affiliation: Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Division of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: joseph.zuckerman@nyumc.org.
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D062785:Hemiarthroplasty / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Demographic patterns; shoulder arthroplasty procedures; utilization rates