To assess the establishment and usefulness of a shoulder replacement registry in Canada.
Development of a provincial shoulder database
Collection of granular data on shoulder replacement procedures
Analysis of registry's initial findings
The registry reveals valuable data gaps in current shoulder arthroplasty practices
Initial data indicates significant potential for improving outcomes and tracking of surgeries
Abstract
The provincial shoulder database demonstrates the early stages of a registry, which contains useful, granular data and is an opportunity to fill an important gap in Canadian arthroplasty data.