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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Long-term follow-up of patients with shoulder pain who received rotator cuff repair with or without acromioplasty found little difference between the two groups of patients 11 years after surgery ...

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 than a ...

Patients with higher cholesterol levels face a significantly greater risk for failure of minimally invasive (arthroscopic) rotator cuff surgery, according to a new study. According to the study ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued an updated Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries, replacing the previous guideline from 2019. The ...

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 ...

Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of rotator cuff (RC) decompression and/or repair on post-operative ROM in patients with pre-operative restricted passive ...