Patient gender and rotator cuff surgery: are there differences in outcome?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although rotator cuff syndrome is common and extensively studied from the perspective of producing healed tendons, influence of gender on patient-reported outcomes is less well examined. As activity and role demands may vary widely between men and women, clarity on whether gender is an important factor in outcome would enhance patient education and expectation management. Our purpose was to determine if differences exist in patient-reported outcomes between men and women undergoing rotator cuff surgery.

Methods

One hundred forty-eight participants (76 W:72 M) aged 35-75 undergoing surgery for unilateral symptomatic rotator cuff syndrome were followed for 12 months after surgery. Demographics, surgical data, and the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) scores were c

SUBMITTER: Sabo MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485499 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature