Agreement between patient-based and clinician-based assessment of the shoulder

Patient home-based self-assessments after shoulder surgery have the potential to aid clinicians in reducing clinic time and decreasing follow-up requirements. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the correlation between patient-based and physician-assessed outcome measures for range of motion (ROM), strength, and shoulder function.

Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - November 8, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Nina K. Pattabhiraman, Samuel C. Barnes, Harvinder Pal Singh Source Type: research