ArticleJournal of shoulder and elbow surgery2019
Tear characteristics and surgeon influence repair technique and suture anchor use in repair of superior-posterior rotator cuff tendon tears.
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- Impact of Polymer Degradation on Cellular Behavior in Tissue Engineering.Bioprinting (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- One-year patient-reported outcomes following primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair vary little by surgeon.JSES international · 2023Article
- A comparison of simple and complex single-row versus transosseous-equivalent double-row repair techniques for full-thickness rotator cuff tears: a systematic review and meta-analysis.JSES international · 2022Review
- Effectiveness of a Web-Based Electronic Prospective Data Collection Tool for Surgical Data in Shoulder Arthroplasty.Seminars in arthroplasty · 2021Article
- Suture repair of patellar inferior pole fracture: Transosseous tunnel suture compared with anchor suture.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Associations of preoperative patient mental health status and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with baseline pain, function, and satisfaction in patients undergoing primary shoulder arthroplasty.Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · 2021Article
- Partial Rotator Cuff Repair for Massive Tears Rarely Require Revision Surgery.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Associations of Preoperative Patient Mental Health and Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics With Baseline Pain, Function, and Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing Rotator Cuff Repairs.The American journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- Validity and efficiency of a smartphone-based electronic data collection tool for operative data in rotator cuff repair.Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · 2019Article
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
backgroundThe factors that associate with surgical decisions about repair technique and the number of suture anchors used in rotator cuff repair have not been previously investigated. This study investigated the extent to which patient, surgeon, and surgical factors associate with performing single-row vs. double-row repair technique and ultimately with the number of suture anchors used.
methodsOur institution's prospective surgical cohort was queried for patients undergoing suture anchor repair of superior-posterior rotator cuff tendon tears between February 2015 and August 2017. Exclusion criteria were patients with isolated subscapularis tears, tears that were not repaired, repairs without suture anchors, repairs involving graft augmentation, and repairs by surgeons with fewer than 10 cases. Multivariable statistical modeling was used to investigate associations between patient and surgical factors and the choice of repair technique and number of suture anchors used.
resultsA total of 925 cases performed by 13 surgeons met inclusion criteria. Tear type (full thickness), tear size (medium, large, and massive), a greater number of torn tendons, repair type (arthroscopic), and surgeon were significantly associated with performing a double-row over a single-row repair. Tear size, a greater number of torn tendons, double-row repair technique, and surgeon were significantly associated with a greater number of anchors used for repair.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that in the absence of data to conclusively support a clinical benefit of one repair technique over another, surgeons' training, experience, and inherent practice patterns become the primary factors that define their surgical methods.
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