Background Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the collection of environmental,
institutional and intrinsic conditions that may bias access to, and utilization of, healthcare …

Purpose Recent research shows that major levels of psychological distress correlate with
higher pain and reduced function in patients with shoulder and rotator cuff pathology. A …

Background Recent literature has shown the importance of patient psychosocial status in
overcoming stressful events, such as surgery. Resilience, the ability to “bounce back” from …

Background: Chronic postsurgical pain remains a major hurdle in postoperative
management, especially in patients undergoing shoulder surgery, for whom persistent pain …

Introduction Psychological factors impact patients with rotator cuff tears (RCT) in terms of
pain level, shoulder function, sleep disturbance, and quality of life (QoL). The aim of this …

Anxiety and depressive symptoms adversely affect surgical outcomes in patients with rotator
cuff tear (RCT) undergoing surgical repair. Patients without a diagnosis of mood disorders …

Purpose To identify intraoperative drivers of cost associated with arthroscopic rotator cuff
repairs (RCRs) through analysis of an institutional database. Methods This was a single …

Purpose To establish thresholds for improvement in patient-reported outcome scores that
correspond with clinically significant outcomes (CSOs) including the minimal clinically …

Background: Most orthopaedic journals currently require reporting outcomes of surgical
interventions for at least 2 postoperative years, but there have been no rigorous studies on …

BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing rotator cuff repairs commonly experience
postoperative pain and functional limitations. Various socioeconomic and pain-related …