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Only a Minority of Patients with Rotator Cuff Tear Achieve MCID for PROMIS Pain and Function Measures Following Initial Non-Operative Treatment

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker discusses the management of rotator cuff tears. They mention that conservative management is often attempted initially, but the decision to pursue surgery depends on various factors. The success of non-operative treatment for rotator cuff tears is unclear, as there have been few studies on this topic. The speaker presents the results of a retrospective cohort study that aimed to establish the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for patient-reported outcome measurements in patients undergoing conservative therapy for rotator cuff tears. They found that while most patients reported improvements over a six-month period, only about two-thirds reached the MCID for upper extremity function, and even fewer reached it for pain interference. The speaker concludes by questioning the acceptability of this success rate for non-operative management compared to operative treatment. The video does not provide any additional credits.

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Katherine Keith, MS

Keywords

management of rotator cuff tears

conservative management

surgery decision

non-operative treatment

minimal clinically important difference (MCID)