Rotator Cuff Repair

NEW ORLEANS — Use of biologics in rotator cuff repair may provide good imaging results, but more research is needed on its impact on clinical outcomes, according to a presenter here.

NEW ORLEANS — Results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting showed that surgeon reimbursement for basic arthroscopy procedures was greater with healthier patients.

NEW ORLEANS — Results presented here showed outcomes collected 1-year after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair had minimal differences to 2-year outcomes data and may be adequate for short-term reporting of clinical outcomes.

LAS VEGAS — Presented results found a significant association between patients with pseudoparalysis and failed index rotator cuff repair and subsequent reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

LAS VEGAS — According to presented results, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair yielded significantly improved outcomes for patients of all ages with massive rotator cuff tears.

Defined as a tear greater than 5 cm in the anterior-posterior dimension or a complete tear of two or more rotator cuff tendons, a massive rotator cuff tear can be caused by traumatic injuries or degeneration of the tendons.

The most common procedures for the surgical management of irreparable cuff tears include partial repair, SCR, the subacromial balloon, reverse shoulder arthroplasty and tendon transfers, particularly lower trapezius transfers.

LAS VEGAS — Although melatonin use led to an initial decreased sleep quality after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, sleep quality improved by 26 weeks postoperatively, according to results presented here.

Published results showed 44% of patients on workers’ compensation who underwent revision rotator cuff repair struggled to return to work in full capacity.

Current data do support the potential for PRP to improve the outcomes of rotator cuff repair.