ArticleJSES international2023
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score: what does it tell us about patients selecting operative treatment of a rotator cuff injury?
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- Minimum four-year clinical outcomes after on-table reconstruction technique for Dubberley type III in coronal shear fractures of the capitellum and trochlea: a report of 10 patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: As shared decision-making rises in importance and minimum clinically important differences become benchmarks for treatment success or failure based on the increased usage of patient-reported outcomes, it is important to understand the breadth of starting points for patients as that should affect the interpretation of individual postoperative score changes. Methods: This is a retrospective data review of prospectively collected American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score of patients electing to undergo rotator cuff repair with 1-year follow-up. A residual improvement: possible to achieve ratio (RIPAR) was calculated to demonstrate what percent of maximal possible improvement was gained at 1 year. A minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of 12 was used. Results: Three hundred thirty-five patients with an age range of 32-79 years form the population. Baseline ASES score ranged from 0 to 97.5, with a mean of 47.8. At 1 year, the mean was 84.7 (range, 30-100). There was no statistical difference by age, but men reported more overall preoperative dysfunction than women (50.3 vs. 44.1, Conclusions: The ASES scores showed a broad range of baseline scores for patients choosing to undergo rotator cuff repair highlighting the need for individual patient rather than population review of patient-reported outcome measures. As shared decision-making is taking on a larger role in clinical care, it is important to counsel patients accurately. Evaluating the ASES score by MCID and maximal possible improvement provides different population perspectives with the concept of RIPAR allowing for personalization of decision-making on the individual patient level.
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