Responsiveness and disease specificity of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jor.2018.02.012 and PMC identifier 5990119.
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Abstract
The goal of this study was to determine the disease specificity and responsiveness of the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC). Responsiveness, two cut-off points of the minimal important change, the area under the curve, standard error of measurement, the minimal detectable change and the standardized response mean were determined. Patients undergoing a rotator cuff repair need to improve more than 35 points to be considered clinical importantly improved. The WORC is disease specific and has a high responsiveness in patients undergoing rotator cuff repair and patients with disease of the rotator cuff without rotator cuff tears.
Anatomy
- shoulder