¿La edad avanzada del paciente es una contraindicación para la reparación artroscópica del manguito rotador?

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Objetivo: Evaluar la evolución posoperatoria de una serie de pacientes mayores de 80 años sometidos a cirugía artroscópica para reparar el manguito rotador. Materiales y Métodos: Entre junio de 2004 y marzo de 2007, se evaluó a 20 pacientes de 80 años o más, a los que se les realizó una reparación artroscópica del manguito rotador. Todos habían recibido tratamiento conservador que no fue eficaz. En el seguimiento, se emplearon los puntajes de UCLA, Constant y QuickDASH, y la escala analógica visual para el dolor, la función y la calidad de vida. Resultados: El seguimiento promedio fue de 28 meses (rango 24-48). El puntaje de UCLA fue de 10,4 preoperatorio y 28,6 posoperatorio (p < 0,05). El puntaje de Constant mejoró de 31,5 antes de la cirugía a 69,3 después de ella (p < 0,05). El puntaje de QuickDAS H mostró una mejoría de 33 a 16 puntos en el posoperatorio (p < 0,05). La escala analógica visual para el dolor preoperatorio arrojó 8 puntos y, en el posoperatorio, se obtuvo un promedio de 2,2 puntos (p < 0,05). No hubo complicaciones. Conclusiones: En esta serie de reparación del manguito rotador en personas mayores de 80 años, se obtuvieron mejoras significativas en todos los pacientes.

Translated abstract

Background: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the functional postoperative outcome in patients aged 80 years or over undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods: From June 2004 to March 2007, 20 patients aged 80 years or over underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. All patients included had a history of unsatisfactory conservative treatment. Patients were evaluated in the preoperative and postoperative period using the UCLA score, Constant score, QuickDASH score and visual analogue scale for pain, function, and quality of life. Results: The mean follow-up period was 28 months (range 24-48 months). The mean UCLA score improved from 10.4 points preoperatively to 28.6 postoperatively (p < 0.05). The Constant score improve 31.5 points preoperatively to 69.3 postoperatively (p < 0.05). The mean QuickDASH score improved from 33 points preoperatively to 16 postoperatively (p < 0.05). The visual analogue scale for pain improved from 8 (range 5-9 points) to 2.2 (p < 0.05). There were not postoperative complications. Conclusions: In this series arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients aged 80 years or over demonstrates significant improvement in clinical outcomes and pain relief.

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Development of the QuickDASH: comparison of three item-reduction approaches.

Dorcas E. Beaton, James G Wright, Jeffrey Katz (2005)

The purpose of this study was to develop a short, reliable, and valid measure of physical function and symptoms related to upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders by shortening the full, thirty-item DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) Outcome Measure. Three item-reduction techniques were used on the cross-sectional field-testing data derived from a study of 407 patients with various upper-limb conditions. These techniques were the concept-retention method, the equidiscriminative item-total correlation, and the item response theory (Rasch modeling). Three eleven-item scales were created. Data from a longitudinal cohort study in which the DASH questionnaire was administered to 200 patients with shoulder and wrist/hand disorders were then used to assess the reliability (Cronbach alpha and test-retest reliability) and validity (cross-sectional and longitudinal construct) of the three scales. Results were compared with those derived with the full DASH. The three versions were comparable with regard to their measurement properties. All had a Cronbach alpha of > or = 0.92 and an intraclass correlation coefficient of > or = 0.94. Evidence of construct validity was established (r > or = 0.64 with single-item indices of pain and function). The concept-retention method, the most subjective of the approaches to item reduction, ranked highest in terms of its similarity to the original DASH. The concept-retention version is named the QuickDASH. It contains eleven items and is similar with regard to scores and properties to the full DASH. A comparison of item-reduction approaches suggested that the retention of clinically sensible and important content produced a comparable, if not slightly better, instrument than did more statistically driven approaches.