2022 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings with CME-What Have We Learned from MOON Shoulder?

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In this video, the speaker expresses gratitude to Kurt Spindler for his assistance in establishing the moon shoulder group, which aims to study shoulder disorders. The group conducted a pilot study involving 452 patients with rotator cuff tears who underwent physical therapy for 12 weeks. Surprisingly, the patient-reported outcome measures remained stable for 10 years, indicating that non-operative treatment can be effective. The speaker notes that patient expectations strongly influenced the decision to undergo early surgery, while activity level was a factor in both early and late surgery. The severity of the tear was found to have no relation to pain, symptoms, or activity level. The speaker concludes by emphasizing the importance of the team approach and hints at future research by the group.

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John Kuhn, MD

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moon shoulder group

rotator cuff tears

non-operative treatment

patient expectations

tear severity