CC2022: Changes from Baseline in Patient Reported Outcomes at 1 Year versus 2 Years Following Rotator Cuff Repair: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (July 2022)-Changes from Baseline in Patient Reported Outcomes at 1 Year versus 2 Years Following Rotator Cuff Repair: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (July 2022)

Changes from Baseline in Patient Reported Outcomes at 1 Year versus 2 Years Following Rotator Cuff Repair: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (July 2022)

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A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess patient-reported outcomes (PROs) at 1 year versus 2 years after rotator cuff repair (RCR). The study included 15 studies with a total of 1371 patients and analyzed the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, the Constant score, and the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) Index. The results showed that PROMs significantly improved from baseline to 1 year after RCR, but there was no clinically meaningful difference in PROMs between 1 year and 2 years. The improvements in PROMs from baseline to 1 year were larger than the proposed minimum clinically important differences (MCIDs) for the respective PROMs. The study concluded that focusing on 1-year PROMs after RCR would allow for more timely reporting, better control of selection bias, and better allocation of research resources. These findings suggest that PROs after RCR can be adequately assessed at 1 year and that there is no need for a minimum of 2 years of follow-up.

Keywords

systematic review

meta-analysis

patient-reported outcomes

rotator cuff repair

RCR

ASES score

Constant score

WORC Index

PROMs

follow-up