Sridharan MJ, Everhart JS, Frantz TL, et al. - This research described the prevalence and risk factors of inpatient and outpatient postoperative falls in patients undergoing elective shoulder arthroplasty. Researchers performed a retrospective chart review including a total of 198 individuals undergoing anatomic or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty or hemiarthroplasties at one institution between 2015 and 2017 to determine the prevalence of inpatient and outpatient falls up to 90 days after discharge. They applied univariate and multivariate analyses to evaluate potential risk factors for postoperative falls including demographics, indication for surgery, surgical procedure, medical history, length of hospital stay, perioperative hemoglobin, need for transfusion, and discharge disposition. The results of this study showed that a high outpatient fall rate of 10.6% within 90 days after discharge raises the concern that falls after shoulder arthroplasty are significantly higher than previously recorded.