The Shoulder Arthroplasty Smart Score Correlates Well With Legacy Outcome Scores Without a Ceiling Effect.

Joseph J KingLogan WrightKevin A HaoChristopher RocheThomas W WrightTerrie VasilopoulosJoseph D ZuckermanPierre-Henri FlurinBradley S Schoch

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2022)

The SAS score correlates well with legacy shoulder scores after primary shoulder arthroplasty while mitigating ceiling effects. Surgeons may decrease patient questionnaire burden by using the brief six-question SAS score.

Keyphrases

case report
cross sectional
risk factors
psychometric properties
thoracic surgery