Open AccessWhich Risk Factors Are Associated with Pain and Patient-reported Function in Patients with a Rotator Cuff Tear?
Author(s) -
Nicole Lemaster,
Carolyn M. Hettrich,
Cale A. Jacobs,
Nick Heebner,
Philip M. Westgate,
Scott D. Mair,
Justin R. Montgomery,
Timothy L. Uhl
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001750
Subject(s) - medicine , rotator cuff , physical therapy , elbow , rotator cuff injury , sports medicine , tears , cross sectional study , orthopedic surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , pathology
Patient-reported measures guide physicians in clinical decision making and therefore it is critical to determine what clinical factors are associated with these scores. Psychological and physical factors are commonly studied separately in patients with rotator cuff tears to determine their influence on outcomes. It is well established that psychological distress and scapular motion change in the presence of a symptomatic rotator cuff tear. However, these factors have not been studied simultaneously in a clinical setting to determine their association with shoulder outcome scores.