Editorial Commentary: Shoulder Instability Outcome Reporting Requires Standardization.

Abstract

A recent review highlights outcomes reported after arthroscopic anterior shoulder instability repair in adolescents and shows great variability in the reporting of outcome in terms of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), recurrence, return to sport, satisfaction, pain, and physical examination findings. These findings highlight the importance of more standardized outcome reporting including using consistent measures between studies, using validated PROMs, and using age-appropriate PROMs.