Functional Outcome Following Shoulder Surgery: A Prospective Database
Functional Outcome Following Shoulder Surgery: A Prospective Database
The purpose of this prospective database is to investigate the long-term functional status of patients who have undergone various types of rotator cuff repair surgery. Patients are asked to respond to questionnaires prior to surgery and at various post-operative visits in an attempt to quantify their functional outcomes. Responses are then linked to other data such as symptoms, prior treatments, previous surgery, complications, radiographic results, etc. These data may then be used as a basis for devising guidelines for future patients and surgeons. This particular project is interested in investigating long term results of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair techniques.
The purpose of the prospective database is to initiate data collection for a group of patients undergoing surgery of the shoulder. Long-term data collection will include information on the functional status of the patients' shoulder as well as quality of life information and radiographic results.
For the purposes of this study, we are interested in the long-term outcomes of participants who underwent a double row versus single row fixation in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair procedures.
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