Impact of scapular notching on clinical outcomes after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: an analysis of 476 shoulders

This large-scale outcome study demonstrates that patients with scapular notching have significantly poorer clinical outcomes, significantly less strength and active range of motion, and a significantly higher complication rate than patients without scapular notching. Longer-term follow-up is necessary to confirm that these statistical observations in the short-term will result in greater clinically meaningful differences over time.