Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is highly effective and provides durable results five years after surgery, according to a large, prospective study. The study also surprisingly revealed that the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . (4) adequate repair strength. The most recent advances employ mechanical fixation that enhances the biology of ...

Rotator cuff tears are common and are associated with shoulder pain, disability, and dysfunction. Previous studies that have reported different arthroscopic techniques are controversial. A network ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subacromial decompression with arthroscopic rotator cuff repair yielded a 21% risk reduction for revision ...

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Long-term follow-up of patients with shoulder pain who received rotator cuff repair with or without acromioplasty found little difference between the two groups of patients 11 years after surgery, ...

Outcomes following the arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tears in older athletes appears to be successful a majority of the time, according to new research. Outcomes following the arthroscopic ...

DePuy Synthes launched the Dynacord Suture to repair soft tissue like the rotator cuff in the shoulder and address common complications faced in arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery. 1. The Dynacord ...

Sportschosun, Jang Jong-ho] Middle-aged and older adults often assume that shoulder pain is just muscle soreness or frozen ...

For a patient's consent to surgery to be "informed," the patient must be told what is expected to happen (arthroscopy via the scope) and what might happen if the procedure can't be completed in the ...

Irreparable rotator cuff tears can make conservative treatment options difficult or ineffective. A doctor may recommend superior capsular reconstruction surgery in cases of severe tears. The rotator ...