What Are We Measuring? A Systematic Review of Outcome Measurements Used in Shoulder Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the most commonly used outcome measurements following shoulder surgery and to investigate demographic variables related to their use.

Methods

PubMed and Embase were searched to identify studies in which at least 1 shoulder-specific outcome measurement was used. Exclusion criteria included duplicate studies, review articles, lack of surgical arm, written in a language other than English, or not adult-specific. Additionally, surgeries were subcategorized based on the type of pathology leading to surgery.

Results

Of the 589 articles identified in the search, 180 met the inclusion criteria. A total of 35 shoulder-specific outcome measurements were reported. The Constant-Murley score (CMS), American Shoulder and Elbow Surge

SUBMITTER: Ashton ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7451886 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature