Author Reply: Postoperative Shoulder Function Assessment: Proposing the Concept of “Forgotten Shoulder” Over “Normal Shoulder” as the New Standard in Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation

A major limitation of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) postoperatively is the ceiling effect, where patients report the maximum score, making it difficult to differentiate between different conditions. Our findings regarding the Subjective Shoulder Value for Sport reveal a significant ceiling effect postsurgery, indicating the need for improvements in PROMs, including the Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation (SANE). One of the problems with SANE is scoring a “normal” joint as the maximum.
Source: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research