Rotator Cuff Repair

According to published results, patients with a history of preoperative opioid use had inferior outcomes for pain and function in the early postoperative period after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair compared with opioid-naïve patients.

An autologous dermal fibroblast injection into the bone-tendon interface after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair may promote tissue healing and reduce the rate of retears, according to published results.

Published results showed the use of a novel bioresorbable scaffold-anchor to augment healing after rotator cuff repair may not yield clinically superior outcomes compared with a standard anchor.

Sling immobilization for 6 weeks after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair yielded improved sleep quality, decreased anxiety and increased satisfaction with similar clinical outcomes compared with abduction brace use, according to study data.

Published results showed rotator cuff repair with superior capsular reconstruction reinforcement provided positive outcomes at short-term follow-up for patients with massive cuff tears, poor tendon quality and a high risk for retears.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Registry Program released its 2024 Shoulder & Elbow Registry annual report, according to a press release.

SAN ANTONIO — In this video from the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Allison Rao, MD, spoke about variability in day-of-surgery cost for rotator cuff repair.

Patients with sleep disturbance who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair had significant improvements in sleep comfortability as early as 3 months postoperatively, according to published results.

Patients who had home-based physical therapy after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of a massive rotator cuff tear had similar improvements in functional outcomes as those who had supervised physical therapy, according to published results.

Published results showed patients who received bone marrow stimulation with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair had similar functional, clinical and radiographic outcomes at 2 years compared with a control group.