What Influence Does Progression of a Nonhealing Rotator Cuff Tear Have on Shoulder Pain and Function?

• Published in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research Vol. 475; no. 6; pp. 1596 - 1604
• Main Authors: Jeon, Yoon Sang, Kim, Rag Gyu, Shin, Sang-Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2017; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Arthroscopy - methods; Clinical Research; Conservative Orthopedics; Disease Progression; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Muscle Strength; Orthopedics; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - physiopathology; Range of Motion, Articular; Retrospective Studies; Rotator Cuff Injuries - complications; Rotator Cuff Injuries - pathology; Rotator Cuff Injuries - surgery; Shoulder; Shoulder Joint - physiopathology; Shoulder Joint - surgery; Shoulder Pain - etiology; Shoulder Pain - physiopathology; Sports Medicine; Surgery; Surgical Orthopedics; Treatment Outcome; Rotator Cuff; Tendon Healing; Rotator Cuff Tear; Rotator Cuff Tendon; Constant Score

Background There have been numerous reports of clinical outcomes associated with tendon healing after repair that suggest a nonhealed tendon has a negative effect on postoperative clinical outcomes. However, to our knowledge, there has been no report on the relationship between tear size progression...