Return to Sport at 6 Months After Shoulder Surgery

Background:Many surgical procedures are intended to return patients to sport early, but it is unknown how realistic these expectations are after shoulder surgery.Purpose:To determine which of the commonly performed surgical interventions in the shoulder best facilitated return to sport, and which did not, by 6 months postoperatively.Study Design:Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.Methods:The study was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from patients who underwent shoulder surgery from a single surgeon over 12 years. To be included, at least 20 patients needed to have undergone that procedure and complete a questionnaire evaluating their shoulder’s function preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. The primary outcome was a change in the response to the question, “What is your current level of sport?”Results:A total of 2261 surgical procedures in 13 categories met the inclusion criteria. Capsular release was the only procedure associated with improved patient-reported sporting leve...