Etiologic Factors of Rotator Cuff Disease in Elderly: Modifiable Factors in Addition to Known Demographic Factors

With the aging society, musculoskeletal degenerative diseases are becoming a burden on society, and rotator cuff disease is one of these degenerative diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of shoulder osteoarthritis and the etiologic factors of rotator cuff disease in the K...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-03, Vol.19 (6), p.3715
Main Authors: Son, Ju Hyun, Seo, Zee Won, Choi, Woosik, Lee, Youn-Young, Kang, Suk-Woong, Lee, Chang-Hyung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Arthritis
Biomedical materials
Bursitis
Demographics
Demography
Disease
Etiology
Female
Geriatrics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Older people
Osteoarthritis
Pain
Patients
Range of Motion, Articular
Rotator cuff
Rotator Cuff - diagnostic imaging
Rotator Cuff Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Rotator Cuff Injuries - epidemiology
Rotator Cuff Injuries - etiology
Shoulder
Shoulder Joint
Ultrasonic imaging
Visual aspects
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Summary:With the aging society, musculoskeletal degenerative diseases are becoming a burden on society, and rotator cuff disease is one of these degenerative diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of shoulder osteoarthritis and the etiologic factors of rotator cuff disease in the Korean elderly population. A total of 102 patients performing ultrasonography were recruited, and their demographic factors were analyzed. As functional factors, visual analog scale and the peak torque of external and internal rotators of the shoulder using an isokinetic dynamometer were measured. As an anatomical factor, the acromiohumeral distance in the plain radiograph of the glenohumeral anterior-posterior view was used. There were more female patients (65.7%) than male patients (34.3%). The age range with the highest number of respondents was 50-59 years old. The mean visual analogue score was 4.09 (Min 1 to Max 9). Age and dominant hand side factors appear to be the crucial etiologic factors of the presence and severity of rotator cuff disease. The lower net value of the external rotator strength is weakly related to the presence of rotator cuff disease after adjusting for age, and this is the only modifiable factor in the study.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19063715