Prevalence of rotator cuff tendon tears and symptoms in a Chingford general population cohort, and the resultant impact on UK health services: a cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To define the population prevalence of rotator cuff tears and test their association with pain and function loss; determine if severity symptom correlates with tear stage severity, and quantify the impact of symptomatic rotator cuff tears on primary healthcare services in a general population cohort of women.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study.

Participants

Individuals were part of the Chingford 1000 Women cohort, a 20-year-old longitudinal population study comprising 1003 women aged between 64 and 87, and representative of the population of the UK.

Main outcome measures

Rotator cuff pathology prevalence on ultrasound, shoulder symptoms using the Oxford Shoulder Score and resultant number of general practitioner (GP) consultations.

Results

SUBMITTER: Hinsley H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9472112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature