Pain, paresthesia, and the rotator cuff: the prevalence and magnitude of shoulder pain and hand numbness and tingling before and after rotator cuff repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shoulder pain and loss of function are classically associated with rotator cuff tears, while paresthesia of the hand is not. We noted anecdotally that paresthesia of the arm was common in patients presenting with rotator cuff tears. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and magnitude of hand paresthesia, its relationship to pain, and how surgery affected these symptoms.

Methods

This prospective cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence and magnitude of shoulder pain and hand numbness and tingling (as assessed by 2 questions from the modified Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire) preoperatively and at 1 week, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months postoperatively among 213 consecutive patients who presented for and underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff

SUBMITTER: Latif JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature