Prognostic factors for clinical outcomes after rotator cuff repair

Authors :: José Otávio Reggi Pécora
Eduardo Angeli Malavolta
Jorge Henrique Assunção
Mauro Emílio Conforto Gracitelli
João Paulo Sobreiro Martins
Arnaldo Amado Ferreira Neto
Source :: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 146-149 (2015)
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, 2015.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To identify prognostic factors of postoperative functional outcomes. METHODS: Retrospective case series evaluating patients undergoing rotator cuff repair, analyzed by the UCLA score (pre and 12-month postoperative) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (preoperative). Patients' intrinsic variables related to the injury and intervention were evaluated. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to determine variables impact on postoperative functional assessment. RESULTS: 131 patients were included. The mean UCLA score increased from 13.17 ± 3.77 to 28.73 ± 6.09 (p