Return to sport after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: epidemiology and prognostic factors in a Swiss multicentre cohort
Over half of ARCR patients reach full RTS within 24 months, with traumatic injuries, high motivation and higher sports activity at baseline having a more favourable prognosis. Our findings inform individualised postoperative rehabilitation and counselling regarding RTS following ARCR.
Authors
- Andreas Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2726-3428)
- Thomas Stojanov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8172-5326)
- Laurent Audigé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3962-3996)
- Matthias A. Zumstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5480-6008)
- Madlaina Matter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4235-7945)
- Annabel Hayoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2140-3680)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Schulthess-Klinik (CH)
- Klinik Sonnenhof (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110358
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Traumotologie
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung