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JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME
Volume 91B, Issue 3, Pages 367-373Publisher
BRITISH EDITORIAL SOC BONE JOINT SURGERY
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B3.20714
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A consecutive series of 372 patients who underwent surgery for disorders of the rotator cuff involving arthroscopic subacromial decompression and open or arthroscopic repairs of the cuff were prospectively investigated as to the comparability of subjective and objective assessment scores of shoulder function. Assessments were made before operation and at 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after surgery using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand score, the Oxford shoulder score and the Constant-Murley score, which was used as a reference. All scores were standardised to a scale of 0 to 100 for comparison. Statistical analysis compared the post-operative course and the mean score for the subjective Disabilities to the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score and Oxford shoulder score, with the objective Constant score at each interval. A strong correlation was evident between both subjective scores and the Constant score. We concluded that both the subjective scores would be useful substitutes for the Constant score, obviating the need for a trained investigator and the specialist equipment required to perform the Constant score.
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