Penn Jordan K, Friedman Alex, Pacelli Mateo L, Keefe Daniel T, Rebolledo Brian J, Fronek Jan, Alberton Laura R, Hoenecke Heinz R
Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA.
JSES Int. 2025 Mar 13;9(4):1114-1117. doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2025.02.010. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Golf is a popular sport worldwide that has been embraced by individuals of all ages. In middle-aged and older golfers, shoulder pain during sport can be associated with rotator cuff (RC) pathology given the complex coordination required to swing a golf club. Patients considering arthroscopic RC repair often ask how their golfing ability will be affected by surgery. The purpose of this study was to assess golf handicap as a measure of golfing ability among patients who underwent arthroscopic RC repair.
Twenty-nine patients who underwent arthroscopic RC repair between 2017 and 2020 were retrospectively identified. All patients indicated that they played golf before and after surgery and provided their golf handicap information network number so that their handicap data could be obtained. Indications included complete tear (n = 22) and partial tear (n = 7) of the RC that required repair. Mean age was 65 ± 8.1 years, and 97% were males. Golf handicap was compared between the most recent handicap preoperatively (within 1 year prior to surgery) and 1 and 2 years following surgery. Eighteen of 29 patients were available for telephone interviews at a mean of 5.6 ± 1.2 years to capture additional handicap data and outcomes including the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder score and the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation.
Handicap increased by 1.2 strokes 1 year after surgery ( = .007). By 2 years postoperatively, no change from preoperative handicap was seen ( = .107). Change in handicap between patients who had surgery on their lead vs. back shoulder did not vary significantly at 1 year ( = .688) or at 2 years ( = .184) after surgery.
Arthroscopic RC repair led to a decrease in golfing ability 1 year after surgery but returned to preoperative ability by 2 years after surgery.
高尔夫是一项在全球广受欢迎的运动，各个年龄段的人都热衷于参与。在中老年高尔夫球手中，由于挥杆击球需要复杂的协调性，运动期间肩部疼痛可能与肩袖（RC）病变有关。考虑接受关节镜下肩袖修复术的患者常常会问，手术会如何影响他们的高尔夫球技。本研究的目的是评估高尔夫差点，以此作为接受关节镜下肩袖修复术患者高尔夫球技的一项衡量指标。
回顾性纳入了2017年至2020年间接受关节镜下肩袖修复术的29例患者。所有患者均表示他们在手术前后都打高尔夫球，并提供了他们的高尔夫差点信息网络编号，以便获取他们的差点数据。手术指征包括需要修复的肩袖完全撕裂（n = 22）和部分撕裂（n = 7）。平均年龄为65±8.1岁，97%为男性。比较术前最近一次（手术前1年内）与术后1年和2年的高尔夫差点。29例患者中有18例在平均5.6±1.2年时接受了电话访谈，以获取更多差点数据及结果，包括美国肩肘外科医师学会肩部评分和单项评估数字评价。
术后1年差点增加了1.2杆（P = .007）。术后2年，与术前差点相比无变化（P = .107）。手术侧为主肩与非主肩的患者之间，术后1年（P = .688）和术后2年（P = .184）差点变化无显著差异。
关节镜下肩袖修复术导致术后1年高尔夫球技下降，但术后2年恢复到术前水平。
