Background: The objective of this study is to examine the association between special tests for subscapularis tears and both pain and tear severity.
Methods: Nine hundred and two patients (145 with isolated lesions and 757 with combined lesions) diagnosed with arthroscopically confirmed subscapularis tears between 2010 and 2022. Subscapularis tear severity was classified according to Lafosse classification type I, II, III and IV. Preoperative Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain score at rest of the patients, flexion and abduction range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder and the results of the Lift-off test (LOT), Belly Press test (BPT), Bear Hug test (BHT), and Empty Can test (ECT) were documented.
Results: The sensitivity of LOT in isolated and combined tears was 70.3 % and 69.5 %, 45.6 % and 41.2 % of BPT, 72.1 % and 72.6 % of BHT, 81.2 % and 84.1 % of ECT, respectively. There was no association between the severity of the subscapularis tear and the sensitivity in all special tests (p > 0.05). Only the ECT was observed to be associated with pain in the multivariate logistic regression analysis (OR = 33.1, p < 0.001).
Conclusions: The special tests used to evaluate subscapularis tears are neither sensitive to the severity of the tear nor to pain except for ECT. BHT is the most successful test to detect any subscapularis tear in both isolated and combined tears. Pain severity was related to the presence of a rotator cuff lesion accompanying subscapularis lesion, but not with the severity of subscapularis or remaining rotator cuff tear.
Study design: Levels of Evidence III, cross-sectional archive study.
Clinical trial registration number: Since the study was a retrospective archive study, there was no clinical trial registration.
Background: Patient safety is crucial in high-risk specialties such as orthopedic surgery due to the significant incidence of preventable adverse events. Analyzing extensive databases of orthopedic surgery-related incidents in operating rooms is vital for enhancing medical safety and identifying targeted interventions. This study analyzed orthopedic surgery-related incidents in operating rooms using a nationwide incident reporting database in Japan to identify risk factors associated with severe harm.
Methods: We extracted orthopedic surgery-related incidents in the operating room from the Japan Council for Quality Health Care's database, which contained 127,207 near-miss and adverse event reports recorded between January 1, 2010 and September 30, 2022. We analyzed 882 incident cases, focusing on patient demographics, incident timing, surgical site, incident causes, and severity levels.
Results: The most incidents involved surgeons (93.3 %) with an average of 16.0 ± 8.5 years of experience. The frequent causes were "failure to check" (48.0 %) and "misjudgment" (24.0 %), which were non-technical errors. "Errors in methods/procedures" accounted for 37.1 % of incidents, possibly due to a wide variety of surgical approaches and implants used in orthopedic surgeries. Regarding severity, 86 % were critical incidents that threatened patients' livelihoods or lives. Surgeries involving surgeons had a significantly higher risk of severe harm than those involving healthcare professionals other than surgeons (odds ratio: 3.311, 95 % confidence interval: 1.858-5.901).
Conclusions: This study revealed that most of orthopedic surgery-related incidents in operating rooms involved experienced surgeons and resulted in severe patient harm. The frequent causes were failure to check, misjudgment, and errors in methods/procedures. These highlight the crucial role of orthopedic surgeons in actively contributing to medical safety databases and fostering a culture of reporting within their field.
Objective: The objectives of this study were to revise the Kinesiophobia Causes Scale (KCS) to make it suitable for Chinese cultural context and to verify its applicability in Chinese Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients.
Methods: TKA patients in Henan Province, China (N = 418, average age ≥64 years). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed on two samples randomly selected from the population (each N = 208). Psychometric properties, including the content, construct, predictive and concurrent validity was evaluated for KCS.
Results: The KCS scale showed desirable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.927), test-retest reliability (0.936), and content validity (0.958). A seven-factor structure was revealed and confirmed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The area under the curve was 0.852. The optimal cut-off score for KCS was 3.68.
Conclusions: The developed Chinese version of KCS is both reliable and valid when applied in Chinese setting of TKA patients.
Background: Symptomatic massive rotator cuff tear (MRCT) treatment is challenging, and there is no clear treatment strategy. In our study, we aimed to compare latissimus dorsi tendon transfer (LDTT) and open complete repair (OCR) surgical techniques for the treatment of MRCT.
Methods: Cases of symptomatic MRCT treated surgically with LDTT and OCR techniques between 2014 and 2021 were included in the study. The study was conducted in two centers: 1) one surgeon performed LDTT in first center and 2) the other surgeon performed OCR in second center. This study included 18 cases of LDTT and 15 cases of OCR. The patients were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively in terms of demographic, radiological and functional scores. The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, Constant-Murley (CM) score, and visual analog scale (VAS) were used for functional evaluation. Symptom duration was defined as less than 6 months after onset, longer than 6 months and less than one year (<1Y)after onset, and longer than one year (>1Y) after onset.
Results: The functional scores and range of motion improved significantly in both groups. No statistically significant differences were found between the symptom duration subgroups in the LDTT group. However, there was a significant difference in functional scores between <1Y and >1Y (P < 0.001) in the OCR group. Re-tear was seen in 5 (33.3 %) cases in the OCR group, and failure was seen in 3 (16.6 %) cases in the LDDT group. The failure rate was significantly higher in the OCR group than in the LDTT group (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: LDTT technique is good option in the treatment of MRCT. However, in acute-subacute MRCT cases, open complete repair is a simpler, successful and safe technique. In chronic cases of >1Y, re-tear rates with OCR were high, and functional outcomes were low. We recommend that LDTT treatment for chronic cases (>1Y).
Background: Central sensitization has a significant effect on pain after osteotomy around the knee (OAK). The central sensitization inventory (CSI) score is considered disease specific, and the appropriate cut-off values for OAK are unclear. The purpose of this study was to establish the optimal CSI cut-off value affecting the postoperative outcomes of OAK based on the postoperative knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS).
Methods: Patients who underwent OAK for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis were included. The postoperative KOOS symptoms, pain, and activities of daily living (ADL) were categorized into two groups (score ≥80 each for symptoms, pain, and ADL, and score <80 for any of the three) and were used as factors to calculate receiver operating characteristic curves and the area under the curve with the CSI score. Cut-off values were calculated using the Youden index and the threshold value closest to the upper left corner. Subsequently, logistic multivariate analysis was performed using the KOOS and the obtained CSI cut-off values and other variables.
Results: A total of 173 patients were included in this study. The area under the curve of the model was 0.801 (95 % confidence interval, 0.74-0.87), and a CSI score of 12 was determined as the cut-off value. Logistic multivariate analysis based on the cut-off value showed that only the CSI score (odds ratio, 9.79; 95 % CI, 4.47-21.4; P < 0.01) was significant.
Conclusions: The optimal CSI cut-off value affecting the postoperative outcomes of OAK calculated using the postoperative KOOS was 12, which was supported by multivariate analysis results. Central sensitization assessment with an appropriate cut-off value would allow a more personalized treatment approach and may contribute to a better postoperative outcome.