Are psychosocial variables, sleep characteristics or central pain processing prognostic factors for outcome following rotator cuff repair? A protocol for a prospective longitudinal cohort study

Introduction Prognosis following surgical rotator cuff repair (RCR) is often established through the assessment of non-modifiable biomedical factors such as tear size. This understates the complex nature of recovery following RCR. There is a need to identify modifiable psychosocial and sleep-related...

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Main Authors: Mira Meeus, Filip Struyf, Paul Blazey, Markus Pisan, Ariane Schwank, Thomas Struyf, Michel Mertens, David Gisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/8/e058803.full