Publications by authors named "R M Holtby"
Background: Patients with complete rotator cuff tears who fail a course of nonoperative therapy can benefit from surgical repair.
Purpose: This randomized trial compared mini-open (MO) versus all-arthroscopic (AA) rotator cuff repair.
Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to identify clinically significant changes in shoulder outcome measures following shoulder arthroplasty for patients with advanced glenohumeral osteoarthritis by assessing three specific score measures.
- Using previously collected data, researchers analyzed patient outcomes based on pain, range of motion, and daily activities, finding that substantial clinical benefits increased over time from 6 months to 2 years post-surgery.
- Results indicated high responsiveness to change in the outcome measures, especially within 2 years, with the Constant Murley Score showing significantly higher improvements compared to the other two measures.
The objectives of this survey study were to provide an estimate of the prevalence of neuropathic pain (NP) and to explore the cross-sectional and longitudinal group differences postoperatively. A cohort of consecutive patients who had undergone total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA), or humeral head replacement (HHR) were surveyed within an average of 3.8 years after surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: While it is believed that good results can be achieved by arthroscopic debridement of partial-thickness tears (PTTs) of <50% tendon thickness, few studies have directly compared the treatment of articular- versus bursal-sided PTTs of <50%.
Purpose: To compare the postoperative outcomes of patients with articular- versus bursal-sided PTTs of <50% tendon thickness that were treated with arthroscopic debridement and selective acromioplasty (for type II or III acromions).
Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
Objectives: It is not clear if using patients with bilateral symptoms would impact the level of disability reported in orthopaedic research. The purposes of this study were to (1) examine the prevalence of bilateral shoulder symptoms (significant pain, stiffness or weakness affecting function) in patients with rotator cuff impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tear and osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint, (2) explore risk factors associated with bilateral shoulder symptoms, and (3) examine the impact of symptom bilaterality and hand dominance on pre- and post-operative patient-oriented disability outcomes.
Methods: This study involved secondary analysis of prospectively collected data of patients who had undergone shoulder surgery and had returned for their 1-year follow-up.