A High Rate of Return to Running Is Seen After Both Arthroscopic and Open Shoulder Surgery

Joseph W. Galvin; John M. Slevin; Matthew J. Nowak; Henry H. Yu; Eric K. Turner; Brian R. Waterman; Jason A. Grassbaugh; Edward D. Arrington

doi:10.1016/j.asmr.2023.100770

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A High Rate of Return to Running Is Seen After Both Arthroscopic and Open Shoulder Surgery

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A High Rate of Return to Running Is Seen After Both Arthroscopic and Open Shoulder Surgery

Joseph W. Galvin, John M. Slevin, Matthew J. Nowak, Henry H. Yu, Eric K. Turner, Brian R. Waterman, Jason A. Grassbaugh and Edward D. Arrington

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, Vol.5(5), pp.100770-100770

10/01/2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.100770

PMCID: PMC10407141

PMID: 37560142

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To determine the percentage of patients who report the ability to run 1 mile at various time points after arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery. We performed a retrospective review of prospectively collected data for all active-duty military patients aged 18 to 45 years who underwent shoulder surgery at a single institution over a 2-year period. The rehabilitation protocol discouraged running before 3 months, but all patients were able to return to unrestricted running at 3 months postoperatively. Patients were excluded if they lacked 1-year follow-up data. Parameters collected included demographic information and validated patient-reported outcome measures at the preoperative and short-term postoperative visits, as well as patients’ ability to run at least 1 mile postoperatively. A total of 126 patients were identified who underwent shoulder surgery with return-to-running data. Compared with baseline, significant improvements in patient-reported outcomes were shown at 1 and 2 years postoperatively (P = .001). The percentage of patients reporting the ability to run 1 mile postoperatively was 59% at 3 months, 74% at 4.5 months, 79% at 6 months, 83% at 12 months, and 91% at 24 months. There was no significant difference in patients undergoing shoulder surgery for instability versus non-instability diagnoses or in patients undergoing open versus arthroscopic anterior stabilization. All 11 patients unable to return to running at final follow-up had chronic lower-extremity diagnoses limiting their running ability. Young military athletes undergoing arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery have a high rate of early return to running. Approximately 60% of patients report the ability to run 1 mile at 3 months postoperatively, and three-quarters of patients do so at 4.5 months. Age, sex, military occupation, underlying diagnosis or type of surgery did not influence the rate of return to running after shoulder surgery. Level IV, therapeutic case series.

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Title: Subtitle: A High Rate of Return to Running Is Seen After Both Arthroscopic and Open Shoulder Surgery
Creators: Joseph W. Galvin - Madigan Army Medical Center
John M. Slevin - Madigan Army Medical Center
Matthew J. Nowak - Madigan Army Medical Center
Henry H. Yu - Madigan Army Medical Center
Eric K. Turner - Orthopedic Associates of Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.A
Brian R. Waterman - Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Jason A. Grassbaugh - Franciscan University of Steubenville
Edward D. Arrington - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, Vol.5(5), pp.100770-100770
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.100770
PMID: 37560142
PMCID: PMC10407141
ISSN: 2666-061X
eISSN: 2666-061X
Grant note: Arthrex (https://doi.org/10.13039/100007307)
Language: English
Date published: 10/01/2023
Academic Unit: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Record Identifier: 9984622898302771

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