Sports Medicine Surgical Quality Data: Rotator Cuff Repair
The data below is a summary of patients who underwent surgery for rotator cuff injuries at the UW Health Sports Medicine Center between January 2007 and February 2013.
Demographics
- Patients: 210
- Average age: 48.2 (range 18-73)
- Gender: 23 percent females, 77 percent males
Shoulder Function
As measured by QuickDASH. A score of 100 is optimal.
| Score | |
|---|---|
| Pre-surgery | 55.4 |
| One year post-surgery | 87.5 |
Health-related Quality of Life
As measured by the SF-12 v 2.0 subscales. A score of 100 is optimal.
| PF | RP | BP | GH | VT | SF | RE | MH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-surgery | 61.6 | 44.5 | 42.8 | 76.3 | 59.1 | 79.3 | 78.1 | 69.2 |
| Post-surgery | 85.4 | 80.7 | 81.2 | 79.5 | 66 | 90.9 | 90.5 | 76.2 |
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.
