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Treatment of Large and Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Does Infraspinatus Muscle Tear Affect Repair Integrity?

Sungwook ChoiHyunchul YangHyunseong KangGyeong Min Kim
Published in: Clinics in shoulder and elbow (2019)
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair yields improved clinical outcomes and a relatively high degree of patient satisfaction, despite the repair integrity not being maintained. Involvement of the subscapularis muscle or infraspinatus muscle had no effect on the retear rate.
Keyphrases
  • rotator cuff
  • patient satisfaction
  • skeletal muscle
  • combination therapy
  • smoking cessation
  • replacement therapy