ReviewArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2020
What Are We Measuring? A Systematic Review of Outcome Measurements Used in Shoulder Surgery.
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- Validation of Azure Kinect for upper limb kinematic assessment after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: task-dependent accuracy and postoperative overestimation.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Which treatment strategy for irreparable rotator cuff tears is most cost-effective? A Markov model-based cost-utility analysis comparing superior capsular reconstruction, lower trapezius tendon transfer, subacromial balloon spacer implantation and reverse shoulder arthroplasty.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Difficulty in Early Diagnosis of Bilateral Posterior Fracture-dislocation of the Shoulder Caused by an Electric Shock in a Walk-in Patient: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2024Article
- An Expedited Sling Immobilization Protocol After Isolated Biceps Tenodesis Results in Clinical and Patient-Reported Postoperative Outcomes Equivalent to a Standard Rehabilitation Protocol.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Relationship between pain and range of motion in frozen shoulder.JSES international · 2023Article
- Patient-reported outcome tools and baseline scores vary by country and region for arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff tears: a systematic review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2023Article
- Evaluating the measures in patient-reported outcomes, values and experiences (EMPROVE study): a collaborative audit of PROMs practice in orthopaedic care in the United Kingdom.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic shoulder and elbow score in Finnish-speaking overhead athletes.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Long-Term Outcomes Following Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review with a Minimum Follow-Up of 10 Years.JB & JS open accessReview
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to identify the most commonly used outcome measurements following shoulder surgery and to investigate demographic variables related to their use.
methodsPubMed and Embase were searched to identify studies in which at least 1 shoulder-specific outcome measurement was used. Exclusion criteria included duplicate studies, review articles, lack of surgical arm, written in a language other than English, or not adult-specific. Additionally, surgeries were subcategorized based on the type of pathology leading to surgery.
resultsOf the 589 articles identified in the search, 180 met the inclusion criteria. A total of 35 shoulder-specific outcome measurements were reported. The Constant-Murley score (CMS), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder Score (ASES), Subjective Shoulder Value (SSV), Simple Shoulder Test (SST), and University of California Los Angeles Score (UCLA) were used in more than 10% of the articles. The CMS and SSV were used more commonly together than individually (
conclusionsThere is great variability among the outcome measurements currently being used for assessing function following orthopaedic shoulder surgery; however, 5 scoring systems are used more frequently than others. There remains a large discrepancy between the ideal reporting, as noted in the recent literature review, and the current state of outcomes reported at this time. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: By identifying and evaluating the heterogeneity of the reporting and the usage of the performance indicators, these results can guide the standardization of outcome measurements in shoulder surgery and allow for better comparability when assessing outcomes between patients and studies.
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