Clinical and radiological outcomes of osteoarthritis twenty years after rotator cuff repair

ConclusionTwenty years after open rotator cuff repair, the rate of osteoarthritis was 29%. Massive rotator cuff tears were significantly associated with a higher rate of osteoarthritis. Less osteoarthritis was observed when suprasupinatus healed.Level of evidenceIV.
Source: Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research