Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 407-414 , July 2006

Responsiveness of self-report scales in patients recovering from rotator cuff surgery

  • Joy C. MacDermid, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph’s Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
    • School of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Joy C. MacDermid, PhD, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, Clinical Research Laboratory, St Joseph’s Health Centre, 268 Grosvenor St, London, Ontario, N6A 4L6 Canada.
    • ,
  • Darren Drosdowech, MD, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph’s Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Ken Faber, MD, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph’s Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada

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 Dr MacDermid was a Career Scientist of the Ontario Ministry of Health, Health Research Personnel Development Program, when this study was conducted and is now funded by a New Investigator Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

PII: S1058-2746(05)00265-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.09.005

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 407-414 , July 2006

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