Rotator Cuff Integrity and Clinical Outcomes 5 Years After Repair.

Ultrasonography: rotator cuff tendons (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis) integrity, long head of the biceps tendon integrity and location, SASD (subacromial-subdeltoid) bursitis, synovitis and muscle atrophy.

"The patient self-assessment (pASES) includes 6 pain items and 10 functional items that are shoulder specific (Angst, 2008).~The pASES form has 3 sections: pain, instability, ADLs (Goldhahn, 2008).~1. Pain section: 4 questions with yes/no responses, 1 question covering number of pain tablets per day, and a VAS (visual analogue scale) from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain).~2. Instability section: 2 questions (1. Response yes/no about feelings of instability, 2. Quantify instability from 0 (stable) to 10 (very unstable)).~3. Activities of daily living (ADLs): Each shoulder is included (affected/non affected), 10 items, with a 4 point ordinal scale, range: 0 (unable to perform activity) to 3 (no difficulty in doing activity) (Goldhahn 2008)."

The test is divided into four subscales: pain (15 points), activities of daily living (ADL) (20 points), strength (25 points) and range of motion: forward elevation, external rotation, abduction and internal rotation of the shoulder (40 points).

"30-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess symptoms and function of the entire upper extremity.~Total scores range from 0 (minimum) to (100) maximum."