- 作者：Fabio Antonio Vieira ; fabioavepm74@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Paul Juma Olawa ; Paulo Santoro Belangero ; Gustavo Gonç ; alves Arliani ; Eduardo Antô ; nio Figueiredo ; Benno Ejnisman
- 关键词：Rotator cuff ; Therapeutics ; Rehabilitation
- 刊名：Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition)
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November-December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：50
- 期：6
- 页码：647-651
- 全文大小：395 K
Methods
A multiple-choice questionnaire was handed out to 232 orthopedists at the 45th Brazilian Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Of these, 207 were returned but five were incomplete and were excluded. Thus, 202 questionnaires were used.
Results
Among the orthopedists who answered the questionnaires, around 60% were from the southeastern region and 46% were shoulder and elbow surgeons. There was a significant association (p < 0.05) between length of experience and number of rotator cuff repairs performed per year. There was also a significant association (p < 0.05) between shoulder specialty and the following variables: arthroscopic technique, use of anchors in a single-row configuration, mean time taken for an indication for surgery to be made in cases of traumatic and degenerative lesions, use of a specific protocol for postsurgical rehabilitation, return to sport and indication of irreparable injuries.
Conclusions
Brazilian shoulder surgeons have well-established approaches toward treating rotator cuff injuries. Most of these approaches differ significantly from those of other specialties. This shows the importance of placing value on training in preparing shoulder specialists in this country.