Discussion The limitations of scoring in general must be appreciated before we can
embrace a particular method. The problem is to describe a rather complex, multiparametric …

A number of instruments have been developed to measure the quality of life in patients with
various conditions of the shoulder. Older instruments appear to have been developed at a …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the subjective shoulder value (SSV) and to
compare it with the Constant score (CS). The SSV is defined as a patient's subjective …

Background Management of massive irreparable posterior-superior rotator cuff tear can be
very challenging. This study reports the outcome of the lower trapezius transfer to …

The effective evaluation and management of orthopaedic conditions including shoulder
disorders relies upon understanding the level of disability created by the disease process …

Background: Treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears remains controversial. Latissimus
dorsi transfer to the greater tuberosity has been proposed for the treatment of irreparable …

Purpose The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the
Constant–Murley Score (CMS) in various shoulder pathologies, based on a systematic …

ContextExtracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been used to treat calcific tendonitis
of the shoulder, but trials of ESWT for this purpose have had methodological deficiencies …

The strength of the normal shoulder may differ by gender and deteriorate with age. Thus, the
Constant score may also decrease in absolute value while still reflecting a normal score. To …