Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
Cure8 research brief
Why This Matters
People with IBD who need shoulder replacement may face higher short-term risks after surgery, including infections, pneumonia, sepsis, emergency visits, and a greater chance of needing revision operations. Knowing this can help patients and clinicians plan safer perioperative care.
Who Should Pay Attention
Adults with IBD considering or scheduled for shoulder arthroplasty; orthopedic surgeons and perioperative care teams; gastroenterologists involved in preoperative risk assessment.
Study Snapshot
Story typeResearch paper
Evidence typeResearch paper
Source depthJournal abstract
What To Know
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who have shoulder arthroplasty appeared to experience more short-term medical and surgical complications compared with matched controls in this claims-based analysis.
The authors report higher odds of postoperative infections, emergency visits, pneumonia, sepsis related to IBD, and increased likelihood of revision shoulder surgery and rotator cuff repair.
The study used a large insurance claims database and matched controls by age, sex, and comorbidities, but it is a retrospective observational study (Level IV) based on administrative data, which can be limited by coding accuracy and lacks clinical detail such as medication use, disease activity, or bone density measurements.
These findings suggest clinicians and patients may want to consider thorough preoperative assessment and tailored perioperative planning, but the study does not provide guidance on specific interventions to reduce risk.
Keep In Mind
This is a retrospective, claims-based study (Level IV) using administrative data from 2010–2020. Claims data can identify associations but cannot prove causation and often lack detailed clinical variables (e.g., IBD medication use, disease activity, bone density). The abstract-level summary was used for this brief.
Source Details
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Research paper
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PublicationJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
AuthorsDaanish Khazi-Syed, Josh Chang, Camden Bohn +9 more
InstitutionFrom the Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (Khazi-Syed, Chang, Bohn, Hand, Gornbein, Singh, Mirle, Gamsarian, Harkin, Eilen, Varano, Forsythe); and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN (Chang, Bohn).
Study typeJournal article
Indexed viaPubMed
Source typeResearch paper
PublishedSep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
Content availableJournal abstract
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