Older patients and a longer duration of follow-up were associated with lower healing rates after double-row rotator cuff repair, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
An evaluation was conducted on 48 patients who received a rotator cuff repair using the double-row technique. The patients were evaluated with an ultrasound and physical examinations.
The follow-up examinations were conducted at least six months after surgery. Researchers found 51 percent of the patients were healed. Healing rates were 67 percent in single-tendon tears and 36 percent in multi-tendon tears. Older age and longer duration of follow-up were correlated with poorer tendon healing.
The researchers concluded that the biological limitation at the repair site appears to be the most important factor influencing tendon healing.
Read the abstract for "Factors Affecting Healing Rates After Arthroscopic Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair."
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An evaluation was conducted on 48 patients who received a rotator cuff repair using the double-row technique. The patients were evaluated with an ultrasound and physical examinations.
The follow-up examinations were conducted at least six months after surgery. Researchers found 51 percent of the patients were healed. Healing rates were 67 percent in single-tendon tears and 36 percent in multi-tendon tears. Older age and longer duration of follow-up were correlated with poorer tendon healing.
The researchers concluded that the biological limitation at the repair site appears to be the most important factor influencing tendon healing.
Read the abstract for "Factors Affecting Healing Rates After Arthroscopic Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair."
Read other coverage on sports medicine:
- 10 New Studies Impacting Sports Medicine
- Study: Meniscal Allograft Transplantation Produces Predictable Results
- Most Sports-Related Concussions Occur in Head-to-Head Collisions