The use of a patient-based questionnaire (the Oxford Shoulder Score) to assess outcome after rotator cuff repair.

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INTRODUCTION: It is increasingly important for surgeons to monitor the outcome of their practice for the purpose of audit. The main difficulty has been the lack of appropriate methods of assessing outcome. Outcome has traditionally been assessed by clinical means which can be inaccurate, irreproducible and subject to surgeon bias. In addition, the perspective of the patient and surgeon may differ with respect to outcome and interest has grown in patient-based scoring systems. The Oxford Shou...

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Authors: Olley, L; Carr, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Volume: 90
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 326-331
• Publication date: 2008-05-01
• DOI: 10.1308/003588408x285964
• EISSN: 1478-7083
• ISSN: 0035-8843
• Language: English
• Keywords: Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Questionnaires; Follow-Up Studies; Female; Postal Service; Middle Aged; Shoulder Joint; Treatment Outcome; England; Aged; Humans; Adult; Male; Rotator Cuff