Key result
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in obese patients offers functional outcomes and rates of complications comparable to those seen in nonobese patients.
Why the study?
Does arthroscopic rotator cuff repair offer comparable functional outcomes and complication rates in obese patients compared to nonobese patients?
Does arthroscopic rotator cuff repair offer comparable functional outcomes and complication rates in obese patients compared to nonobese patients?
Obese patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair have comparable outcomes to nonobese patients but may require hospital admission.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in the obese patient offers functional outcomes and rates of complications comparable to those seen in nonobese patients. Future prospective studies with better methodology, as well as including larger numbers of severely obese patients with a body mass index of 40 or greater, will help to further elucidate if obesity truly affects outcomes in rotator cuff repair. In the meantime, be sure to consider admission of your obese rotator cuff repair patients.
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Timothy J. Hunt (2018) conducted an editorial in Rotator cuff tear in obese patients. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair vs. Nonobese patients was evaluated on Functional outcomes and rates of complications. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in obese patients offers functional outcomes and rates of complications comparable to those seen in nonobese patients.
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