The vast majority of studies regarding rotator cuff tears (RCTs) are focused on etiopathogenesis and treatments, but information on shoulder pain characteristics needs further investigation. We analyzed the intensity and distribution of shoulder pain in patients with different sizes of RCTs. METHODS: Two hundred eighty-five consecutive patients with postero-superior RCTs were enrolled for this study. Tear size was intraoperatively classified. Before surgery, all patients completed an upper limb pain map (dermatome map made by Keegan). Shoulder pain intensity was assessed with a visual analogue scale (VAS). Data were submitted to statistical analysis. RESULTS: Shoulder pain intensity caused by a RCT was greater in females (P = .024); it did not vary with the side nor with age. Pain intensity was less in massive tears (P < .05) and in patients whose pain was distributed only to the shoulder (P = .035). Furthermore, patients whose pain persisted for more than 6 months maintained the same
Intensity and distribution of shoulder pain in patients with different sized postero-superior rotator cuff tears / Gumina, Stefano; Candela, V.; Passaretti, D.; Venditto, T.; Carbone, S.; Arceri, V.; Giannicola, G.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2014). (Intervento presentato al convegno 25th congress of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow, SECEC-ESSSE tenutosi a istanbul, Turchia nel 17-20 September 2014).
Intensity and distribution of shoulder pain in patients with different sized postero-superior rotator cuff tears.
GUMINA, STEFANO;G. Giannicola
2014
Abstract
The vast majority of studies regarding rotator cuff tears (RCTs) are focused on etiopathogenesis and treatments, but information on shoulder pain characteristics needs further investigation. We analyzed the intensity and distribution of shoulder pain in patients with different sizes of RCTs. METHODS: Two hundred eighty-five consecutive patients with postero-superior RCTs were enrolled for this study. Tear size was intraoperatively classified. Before surgery, all patients completed an upper limb pain map (dermatome map made by Keegan). Shoulder pain intensity was assessed with a visual analogue scale (VAS). Data were submitted to statistical analysis. RESULTS: Shoulder pain intensity caused by a RCT was greater in females (P = .024); it did not vary with the side nor with age. Pain intensity was less in massive tears (P < .05) and in patients whose pain was distributed only to the shoulder (P = .035). Furthermore, patients whose pain persisted for more than 6 months maintained the sameI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
