Sports Medicine Surgical Quality Data: Arthroscopic Debridement for Shoulder Labral Tears
The data below is a summary of patients who underwent arthroscopic debridement for shoulder labral tears at the UW Health Sports Medicine Center between January 2007 and February 2013.
Demographics
- Patients: 44
- Average age: 24.3 (range 14-62)
- Gender: 21 percent females, 79 percent males
Shoulder Function
As measured by the QuickDASH. A score of 100 is optimal.
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Pre-surgery | 71.2 |
| One year post-surgery | 94.5 |
Health-related Quality of Life
As measured by SF-12 v 2.0 subscales. A score of 100 is optimal.
| PF | RP | BP | GH | VT | SF | RE | MH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-surgery | 72.8 | 61.9 | 63.3 | 83.9 | 64.1 | 83.5 | 87.2 | 72.7 |
| Post-surgery | 96.6 | 94.9 | 93.2 | 90.1 | 72.2 | 97.2 | 95.2 | 84.4 |
Key:
- PF (Physical Function): The extent you are limited or able to perform daily living activities.
- RP (Role Physical): The extent you are limited when performing work or daily living activities.
- BP (Bodily Pain): The limitations placed upon you by pain you are experiencing.
- GH (General Health): An overall measure of your personal health
- VT (Vitality): The amount of energy you have during your daily activities.
- SF (Social Function): The level of interference with social activities you experience due to physical or emotional problems.
- RE (Role Emotional): Problems you experience with work or daily activities as a result of emotional problems.
- MH (Mental Health): The extent to which nervousness or happiness affect you all of the time.










