Bioinductive Collagen Implants Reduce Rotator Cuff Retear, Yet Cost-Effectiveness and Improvement in Clinical Outcomes Are Unclear

The estimated healthcare costs of failed arthroscopic RCRs performed in the United Statesrepresent a huge economic healthcare burden of greater than $400 million per two-year period. Unfortunately, retear rates do not appear to have improved significantly since the1980s, despite advances in surgical technology and the biomechanics of repair. The failure of these advances to translate into improved clinical results suggests that the limiting step inreducing retear rates is biology rather than the biomechanics of repair.
Source: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research