Impact of Work-Related Problems on the Outcomes of Rotator Cuff Repairs: A Retrospective Comparative Study of Patients With and Without Work-Related Claims
At two-year follow-up, patients with work-related claims have significant improvement after arthroscopic repair of full-thickness RCTs by the ASES and UCLA scores. However, they have worse clinical outcomes than patients without these claims.
Authors
- Eduardo Angeli Malavolta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1956-6445)
- Mauro Emílio Conforto Gracitelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0214-9576)
- Caio Santos Checchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1562-9795)
- Jorge Henrique Assunção (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2566-3471)
- Pedro Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7885-5768)
Institutions
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.71589
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57