ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2021
Patients who have undergone rotator cuff repair experience around 75% functional recovery at 6 months after surgery.
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- Reliable diagnosis of posterosuperior rotator cuff tears requires a combination of clinical tests.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Pooled it
- Incidence and risk factors for early postoperative stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients without preoperative stiffness.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Recovery pattern in the early postoperative period after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review.EFORT open reviews · 2025Article
- Psychosocial factors associated with postoperative outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.JSES international · 2025Article
- Ultrasound and patient-reported outcomes of rotator cuff repair with new acellular human allograft at 6 months and 1 year post surgery.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2024Article
- What Is the Trajectory of Recovery in the Early Postoperative Period after the Big 3 Shoulder Surgeries? Comparative Analysis Using 3 Previous Prospective Studies.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Association between Dietary Habits and Rapid Postoperative Recovery of Rotator Cuff Repair.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Prognostic factors for improvement of shoulder function after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review.JSES international · 2023Review
- The Serum from Patients with Secondary Frozen Shoulder Following Rotator Cuff Repair Induces Shoulder Capsule Fibrosis and Promotes Macrophage Polarization and Fibroblast Activation.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purposes of this study were to (1) evaluate changes in recovery patterns [i.e., clinical outcomes, range of motion (ROM)] in the first 12 months following surgery, (2) identify potential prognostic factors of early clinical outcomes after rotator cuff repair (RCR).
methodsThe study cohort included 344 consecutive patients treated with RCR. Data were collected prospectively and included pre- and perioperative variables. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses for various parameters including demographics, pre- and perioperative variables were used to predict shoulder function at 12-month follow-up, as measured by clinical outcomes and ROM.
resultsSignificant improvement in all clinical scores and ROM were noted during serial follow-ups after RCR (all p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that female sex, older age, more anchors, diabetes mellitus, and preoperative stiffness were independently associated with worse shoulder function 3 months after RCR. Including the 3 months factors, heavy labor, use of the suture-bridge technique, and large tears were also independently associated with worse outcomes 6 months after surgery. Heavy labor, suture-bridge technique, diabetes mellitus, and preoperative stiffness were associated with significantly worse functional outcomes at 12 months after surgery (all p < 0.05).
conclusionFunctional recovery based on clinical outcomes (i.e., UCLA, ASES scores) showed approximately 60% of ultimate recovery at 3 months and approximately 75% recovery at 6 months after RCR. Female sex, diabetes mellitus, preoperative stiffness, a larger number of anchors, suture bridge technique, heavy labor, old age and, larger tears were prognostic factors of poor clinical results or ROM in the short-term follow-up intervals. Knowledge of these prognostic factors may lead to improved insight for physicians to predict the pattern of the recovery and patient expectations accordingly. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III, A cohort study.
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