AI Article Synopsis

  • Satisfaction after total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is linked to restoring shoulder range of motion (ROM), and there may be a minimum ROM necessary for optimal functional performance on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).
  • A study of 4,459 TSA patients revealed specific postoperative ROM thresholds (e.g., 107-113° for abduction) beyond which further improvements in ROM yield little benefit in PROMs.
  • Only 8.5% of patients surpassed all identified ROM thresholds, indicating that while improvements are possible, achieving these thresholds may not be necessary for every individual in terms of overall satisfaction.

Article Abstract

Background: Satisfaction following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), which is commonly reported using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), is partially dependent upon restoring shoulder range of motion (ROM). We hypothesized there exists a minimum amount of ROM necessary to perform functional tasks queried in PROM questionnaires, beyond which further ROM may provide no further improvement in PROMs.

Methods: A retrospective review of a multicenter international shoulder arthroplasty database was performed between 2004 and 2020 for patients undergoing anatomic or reverse TSA (aTSA, rTSA), with minimum 2-year follow-up. Our primary outcome was to determine the threshold in postoperative active ROM (abduction, forward elevation [FE], external rotation [ER], and internal rotation [IR] score), whereby additional improvement was not associated with additional improvement in PROMs (Simple Shoulder Test, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index). For comparison, we also evaluated the Shoulder Arthroplasty Smart (SAS) score, which is not subject to the ceiling effect.

Results: We included 4459 TSAs (1802 aTSAs, 2657 rTSAs) with minimum 2-year follow-up (mean, 56 ± 32 months). The threshold in postoperative ROM that were associated with no further improvement were active abduction, 107-113° for PROMs vs. 163° for the SAS score; active FE, 149-162° for PROMs vs. 176° for the SAS score; active ER, 50-52° for PROMs vs. 72° for the SAS score; IR score, 4-5 points for all PROMs vs. 6 points for the SAS score. Out of 3508 TSAs with complete postoperative ROM data, 8.5% achieved or exceeded all ROM thresholds (14.5% aTSAs, 4.8% rTSAs).

Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that postoperative ROM exceeding 113° of abduction, 162° of FE, 52° of ER, and IR to L1 is associated with minimal additional improvement in PROMs. While individual patient needs vary, the thresholds may provide helpful targets for patients undergoing postoperative rehabilitation.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2024.05.022DOI Listing

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