ArticleJournal of orthopaedics
Post-operative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs do not affect clinical outcomes of rotator cuff repair.
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- Anti-inflammatory use and rotator cuff repair outcomes: a prospective 5-year cohort follow-up of 2,533 patients.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2026Article
- Effect of postoperative NSAID use on opioid consumption after rotator cuff repair.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Long-term nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use is associated with rotator cuff tears in adult patients.JSES international · 2025Article
- Effect of post-operative NSAID use on rotator cuff repair outcomes.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to patients is thought to impair rotator cuff healing and clinical outcomes.
methods36 patients who underwent rotator cuff repair were divided into 3 groups based on their post-operative analgesia regimes.
resultsAt 4.4 years postoperative, there was significant improvement in SST and UCLA scores (p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in post-operative clinical outcome scores between the groups (p > 0.05). Administration of NSAIDs and duration of their use did not influence outcomes of rotator cuff repair (p = 0.151).
conclusionNSAIDs has no significant influence on clinical outcomes of rotator cuff repair.
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