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ArticleJSES international2022

Patients with diabetes mellitus experience poorer outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Eli T Sayegh, Matthew J Gooden, Natalie A Lowenstein, Jamie E Collins, Elizabeth G Matzkin

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Article in JSES international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eli T SayeghDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Matthew J GoodenTufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Natalie A LowensteinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Jamie E CollinsDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Elizabeth G MatzkinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USTufts University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

hypothesisThe purpose of this study was to identify potential differences using validated clinical outcome instruments between patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR).

methodsSix-hundred eighty-four patients (32 with and 652 without DM) who underwent arthroscopic RCR were prospectively followed using the visual analog pain scale, Simple Shoulder Test, Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, and Veterans RAND 12-item Health Survey (mental and physical component scores) preoperatively and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively.

resultsPatients with DM experienced significantly more pain (

conclusionPatients with DM experience significantly more pain, exhibit significantly poorer shoulder function, and report persistently diminished mental and physical health status compared with their counterparts without DM after undergoing arthroscopic RCR. Although these differences did not reach the minimal clinically important difference, orthopedic surgeons should be cognizant of DM as an outcome-modifying variable when selecting, counseling, and treating patients with rotator cuff tears. Glycemic control should be scrutinized and optimized during the perioperative medical evaluation and ultimately factored into the surgical risk profile and prognosis.

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ArthroscopyDiabetes mellitusPatient-reported outcome measuresRotator cuff repairRotator cuff tearShoulder function

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PMID35141681
PMCPMC8811388
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