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What are the independent risk factors for a rotator cuff retear after repair surgery?
What are the independent risk factors for a rotator cuff retear after repair surgery?
Patient age, initial tear size, and fatty degeneration of the supraspinatus are independent risk factors for rotator cuff retear, while repair technique and completeness are not.
May refine retear risk counseling by age, size, and degeneration; leaves open technique effects pending prospective trials.
Our results suggest that patient age, initial tear size, and fatty degeneration of the supraspinatus are independent risk factors for a rotator cuff retear, whereas the completeness of rotator cuff repair based on the extent of footprint coverage and repair technique are not.
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