The minimal detectable change of the Constant score in impingement, full-thickness tears, and massive rotator cuff tears

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 376-381

  Henseler, Jan Ferdinand ^a   Kolk, Arjen ^a   van der Zwaal, Peer ^b   Nagels, Jochem ^a   Vliet Vlieland, Thea P M ^a   Nelissen, Rob G H H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constant score; Minimal clinical important difference (MCID); Minimal detectable change (MDC); Minimal important change (MIC); Rotator cuff; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTANT SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMAL DETECTABLE CHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE; SUPRASPINATUS ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; INJURIES; JOINT DISEASES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SURGERY; TENDON INJURIES;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ROTATOR CUFF; RUPTURE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84922669869     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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