The factors affecting pain pattern after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

CONCLUSIONS: High initial VAS scores and the acute onset of pain affected the strictly decreasing postoperative pain pattern. Additionally, stiffness of internal rotation at postoperative 3 months affected the higher than average intensity pain pattern for each period after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. PMID: 25436062 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25436062?dopt=Abstract

Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - December 6, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research