title: Risk factors for post-operative shoulder stiffness: are there new candidates?
abstract: The aim of this study was to document the incidence of postoperative shoulder stiffness (SS) after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and evaluate the role of risk factors for its development. Seventy-five consecutive patients that underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair were included. The incidence of postoperative SS was prospectively investigated and the presence of 20 potential risk factors was documented retrospectively. The incidence of post-operative SS was 10.4%. All patients were women, and sex was significantly associated to pathology development (p=0.0067). The presence of gastroesophageal diseases was found to be significantly associated with post-operative SS development (p=0.0046). A significant association between the occurrence of post-operative SS and the presence of gastroesophageal diseases was identified. This finding, not yet reported in literature, deserves further investigation. The incidence of postoperative SS fell among previously reported ranges, with females significantly more affected than men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Italy.|2nd Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cucchi
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Feroldi
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Orthopedics and Pediatric Orthopedics, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kwapisz
authors.affiliation: 5th Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Randelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Informatics, Università degli Studi di Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.|IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cabitza
authors.affiliation: “Gaetano Pini”, Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tassi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Italy.|2nd Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Randelli
mesh_terms: D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012307:Risk Factors; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome