Health-related quality of life influences surgical decisions in patients with rotator cuff disease
Lower HRQoL, as indicated by the lower bodily pain score on the SF-36, was associated with the decision to undergo surgical treatment in patients with RCD. Therefore, HRQoL should be considered when determining treatment options for RCD.
Authors
- Tapio Flinkkilä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8502-2287)
- Antti Tuominen
- Markus Sormaala
- Hannu Kautiainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-0858)
- Sanna Cederqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5060-4641)
- Konsta Pamilo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5961-4072)
- Jari Ylinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5701-4265)
- Ilkka Kiviranta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6283-1200)
- Kai Sirniö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-4022)
- Juha Paloneva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3340-9390)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- Coxa Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Central Finland Health Care District (FI)
- Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.59.bjo-2024-0092.r1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00