A Novel Methodology for Establishing Best Values for MCID, SCB, and PASS Thresholds for Rotator Cuff Repair

With standardized MCID, SCB, and PASS threshold values for rotator cuff repair surgery, these concepts hold enormous potential to power future comparative studies, guide reimbursement policy, and aid patient decision-making. Future research on novel MCID, SCB, and PASS threshold values should collect preoperative and 12-month postoperative patient-reported outcome measure data. Anchor questions should pertain to overall satisfaction with surgery and have multiple specific answer choices. These data should be correlated by receiver operator characteristic analysis, and any threshold values should then be compared with the standard error of the mean or minimal detectable change to ensure statistical significance.