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    • Published complication rates may not reflect current surgical outcomes or individual surgeon experience.
    • Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) is a rapidly evolving procedure with variable reported complication rates.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the utility of simple moving average (SMA) for reporting current complication trends in RSA.
    • To compare SMA-derived complication rates with traditional reporting methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of 297 consecutive RSA procedures performed by a single surgeon.
    • Calculation of SMA for total, minor, major, acute, and chronic complications using various lag intervals.
    • Evaluation of trends with a lag interval of 75 patients.

    Main Results:

    • Overall complication rate was 16.8% (50/297 patients).
    • SMA demonstrated trends of decreasing total, major, and chronic complications over time.
    • Current complication rates using SMA (8%) were markedly lower than traditional rates (17.3%).

    Conclusions:

    • SMA provides a more accurate representation of evolving complication trends in RSA.
    • SMA may better reflect a patient's potential experience compared to traditional static rates.
    • This method enhances the understanding of surgeon-specific outcomes in dynamic procedures like RSA.