Open AccessWhich Is the Best Outcome Measure for Rotator Cuff Tears?
Author(s) -
Dominique I. Dabija,
Jacquelyn S. Pennings,
Kristin R. Archer,
Gregory D. Ayers,
Laurence D. Higgins,
John E. Kuhn,
Keith M. Baumgarten,
Elizabeth Matzkin,
Nitin B. Jain
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000800
Subject(s) - medicine , rotator cuff , minimal clinically important difference , discriminant validity , physical therapy , cronbach's alpha , elbow , convergent validity , patient reported outcome , intraclass correlation , rotator cuff injury , physical medicine and rehabilitation , tears , reliability (semiconductor) , patient satisfaction , range of motion , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , psychometrics , randomized controlled trial , internal consistency , clinical psychology , power (physics) , physics , nursing , quantum mechanics
The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Form (ASES), the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), and the shortened Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (quickDASH) are patient-reported upper extremity-specific outcome scales currently used to evaluate patients with rotator cuff tears. This heterogeneity does not allow for a uniform metric for research and patient care.