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.

Rotator cuff repair is usually an outpatient procedure that doesn't involve an overnight stay in the hospital. The surgery can be done as an open procedure or a minimally invasive arthroscopic one.

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 ...

Review of data identified 541 patients who had undergone rotator cuff related shoulder surgery between the years 2004–2014. Of 541 patients, 218 patients (54 females, 164 males, mean age: 60, SD ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Long-term outcomes of revision arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery is not as successful as in a first-time surgery, according to researchers from the Orthopaedic Research Institute in Sydney ...

Long-term outcomes of revision arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery is not as successful as in a first-time surgery, according to researchers. Scientists analyzed and followed-up with 360 ...

Medicare covers rotator cuff surgery in different ways depending on where you have the procedure. Out-of-pocket costs can vary. Read more.

The author [19] retrospectively categorized 72 patients with full-thickness tears undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair into having a mild (0° to 20°), moderate (20° to 70°), or severe ...