Length of stay, discharge disposition, and 90-day emergency department visits and readmissions following primary shoulder arthroplasty in octogenarians vs septuagenarians.

A study comparing outcomes after primary shoulder arthroplasty in patients aged 80 and older (octogenarians) versus those in their 70s (septuagenarians) examined differences in hospital length of stay, discharge destination, and 90-day emergency department visits and readmissions. These findings are relevant to physical therapists involved in post-surgical rehabilitation planning and discharge disposition decisions for older adult patients undergoing shoulder replacement. Understanding age-related outcome differences can help PT teams anticipate care needs and set appropriate recovery benchmarks for elderly surgical populations.

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