The Relationship between Kinesiophobia and Return to Sport after Shoulder Surgery for Recurrent Anterior Instability.

 To evaluate the relationship between kinesiophobia and patient's return to sport after shoulder stabilization surgery. The hypothesis was that kinesiophobia represents an independent factor correlated to the difference between preinjury and postoperative level of sport.  This study retrospectively evaluated 66 patients (mean age: 35.

Psychometric properties of three different scales for subjective evaluation of shoulder pain and dysfunction in Italian patients after shoulder surgery for anterior instability.

Background: The Italian versions of Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), Simple Shoulder Test (SST), and University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Shoulder Rating Scale have been validated to assess shoulder dysfunction in patients treated for neck cancer. The present study investigated the psychometric properties of the Italian versions of the SPADI, SST, and UCLA in patients after shoulder surgery for anterior instability.

Materials And Methods: The study population included 98 patients.

The Degree of Shoulder Involvement in Sports (DOSIS) scale is a valid and responsive instrumentation for shoulder assessment in patients after surgery for anterior instability.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate validity and responsiveness of the Degree of Shoulder Involvement in Sport (DOSIS) scale.

Methods: A web-based survey was developed to test the construct validity of the DOSIS scale. Fifty-three patients with a median age of 33 years (range 17-59) were included in the study.