Arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery offers several benefits over conventional open surgery. There is not a lot of dissection, which translates into less pain for the patient.

SAN ANTONIO — Re-repair of the rotator cuff after arthroscopic surgery or re-revision for failure of arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery is not cost effective, according to a study presented at ...

ANSWER: Depending on your situation, surgery to repair a rotator cuff tear often can be performed using a minimally invasive arthroscopic technique that involves several small incisions, rather ...

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is highly effective and provides durable results five years after surgery, according to a large, prospective study by Hospital for Special Surgery investigators ...

The largest study investigating arthroscopic revision repair of rotator cuff tears shows that the procedure can significantly improve pain relief and shoulder function, although women had poorer ...

Repairing a rotator cuff tear via surgery can be a tough decision for older people -- not every surgeon wants to fix their tears that way, believing it may lead to longer healing time or poor ...

No significant differences were found in pain management for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair between use of an abduction brace and antrotation sling.

Prospectively collected data of patients with rotator cuff pathology who had participated in previous formal studies from 2004 to 2014 were used for data analysis. As part of a standard protocol ...

July 20, 2010 (Providence, Rhode Island) — The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair does not improve healing rates or lessen perioperative morbidity, according ...

Rotator cuff surgery needn't leave patients with big scars. A nursing instructor only has a few small marks after Dr. Leslie Barnes of Temple Health repaired hers by arthroscopic surgery.

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 ...