Dominant-Sided Surgery Is Associated With Lower Rates of Return to Sport After Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Active Patients Aged 65 Years and Younger
In patients aged ≤65 years, aTSA on the nondominant shoulder was associated with a significantly higher rate of RTS. These findings suggest that hand dominance may be an important and underrecognized factor in RTS outcomes after aTSA in young, active patients.
Authors
- Alexander E. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4314-1607)
- Anthony Finocchiaro
- Gabriella E. Ode (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0171-5908)
- Lawrence V. Gulotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4094-4781)
- Nathan H. Varady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8943-0987)
- Dines Dm
- Michael C. Fu
- Mark F. Megerian
- Samuel A. Taylor
- Joshua Dines
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465261423899
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00