Depression increases the risk of rotator cuff tear and rotator cuff repair surgery: A nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic inflammation is known to be associated with both rotator cuff tears (RCTs) and depression. However, no epidemiological studies with a longitudinal follow-up have been performed to prove this association. We aimed to investigate whether depressed patients had an elevated risk of RCT and subsequent repair surgery compared with those without depression.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study comprised of patients diagnosed with depression between 2000 and 2010 (depression cohort) and patients without depression (non-depression cohort, 1:2 age and sex matched). The risk of RCT and rotator cuff repair surgery were determined during a 13-year follow-up (2000-2013) between these two cohorts.

Results

This study included 26,868 patients with depression and

SUBMITTER: Kuo LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6876882 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature