Work-related outcomes of revision rotator cuff repair for patients receiving workers' compensation. 2023

Tyler A Luthringer, and Liam T Kane, and Alayna K Vaughn, and Yashas C Reddy, and Mark D Lazarus, and Surena Namdari
Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

BACKGROUND Workers' compensation (WC) patients are susceptible to poorer outcomes following primary rotator cuff repair (RCR). Failure of structural healing can explain some poor results, and outcomes of revision RCR in this population are unknown. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of individuals receiving WC who underwent arthroscopic revision RCR with or without dermal allograft augmentation at a single institution between January 2010 and April 2021. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were assessed for rotator cuff tear characteristics, Sugaya classification, and Goutallier grade. Postoperative imaging was not routinely obtained unless for continued symptoms or reinjury. Primary outcome measures included return-to-work status, reoperation, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form (ASES), and Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) scores. RESULTS Twenty-seven shoulders (25 patients) were included. The population was 84% male, with a mean age of 54 years; 67% were manual laborers, 11% sedentary workers, and 22% with a mixed profession. Average follow-up was 35.4 months. Fifteen patients (56%) returned to work at full-duty status. Six (22%) returned to work with permanent restrictions. Six (22%) were unable to return to work in any capacity. Thirty percent of all patients and 35% of manual laborers changed occupation following revision RCR. Mean time to return to work was 6.7 months. Overall, symptomatic rotator cuff retear was found in 13 patients (48%). Reoperation rate after revision RCR was 37% (10 cases). Among patients who did not undergo reoperation, mean ASES scores improved from 37.8 to 69.4 at final follow-up (P < .001). Mean SANE scores only improved marginally from 51.6 to 57.0 (P = .61). No statistically significant correlation was found between preoperative MRI findings and outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS Workers' compensation patients demonstrated fair improvements in outcome scores after revision RCR. Although some patients are able to return to full duty, nearly half were either unable to return or returned with permanent restrictions. These data are helpful for surgeons when counseling patients about expectations and return to work after revision RCR in this challenging population.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000070636 Rotator Cuff Injuries Injuries to the ROTATOR CUFF of the shoulder joint. Glenoid Labral Tears,Rotator Cuff Tears,Rotator Cuff Tendinitis,Rotator Cuff Tendinosis,Cuff Injury, Rotator,Glenoid Labral Tear,Injury, Rotator Cuff,Labral Tear, Glenoid,Labral Tears, Glenoid,Rotator Cuff Injury,Rotator Cuff Tear,Rotator Cuff Tendinitides,Rotator Cuff Tendinoses,Tear, Glenoid Labral,Tear, Rotator Cuff,Tears, Rotator Cuff,Tendinitis, Rotator Cuff,Tendinoses, Rotator Cuff,Tendinosis, Rotator Cuff
D001182 Arthroscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy and surgery of the joint. Arthroscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Arthroscopic,Arthroscopic Surgery,Surgery, Arthroscopic,Arthroscopic Surgeries,Arthroscopic Surgical Procedure,Arthroscopies,Procedure, Arthroscopic Surgical,Procedures, Arthroscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Arthroscopic,Surgical Procedure, Arthroscopic
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014942 Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage providing compensation and medical benefits to individuals because of work-connected injuries or disease. Workmen's Compensation,Worker's Compensation,Workman's Compensation,Compensation, Worker's,Compensation, Workers',Compensation, Workman's,Compensation, Workmen's,Compensations, Worker's,Compensations, Workers',Compensations, Workman's,Compensations, Workmen's,Worker Compensation,Worker's Compensations,Workers Compensation,Workers' Compensations,Workman Compensation,Workman's Compensations,Workmans Compensation,Workmen Compensation,Workmen's Compensations,Workmens Compensation
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D017006 Rotator Cuff The musculotendinous sheath formed by the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor muscles. These help stabilize the HUMERAL HEAD in the GLENOID CAVITY of the SCAPULA and allow for rotation of the SHOULDER JOINT about its longitudinal axis. Cuff, Rotator,Infraspinatus,Subscapularis,Supraspinatus,Teres Minor,Rotator Cuffs

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