Early reduction in postoperative pain is associated with improved long-term function after shoulder arthroplasty: a retrospective case series

ConclusionPatients reporting reduced pain after TSA demonstrated improved shoulder function with the Constant score at 2 years postoperatively in both univariate and multivariate analysis. Larger-scale investigation may be warranted to see if this is true for other functional outcome measures.Level of evidenceIII, treatment study.
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research