Structural integrity of rotator cuff at 16 years following repair: good long-term outcomes despite recurrent tears – Robert S. J. Elliott, Yi-Jia Lim, Jennifer Coghlan, John Troupis, Simon Bell, 2019

1/3 rotator cuff surgeries re-tear post-op. Just like pre-op tears where surgery vs conservative care is basically similar post-op re-tears do just as well w/ or w/out re-operations. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1758573217738198

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Structural integrity of rotator cuff at 16 years following repair: good long-term outcomes despite recurrent tears – Robert S. J. Elliott, Yi-Jia Lim, Jennifer Coghlan, John Troupis, Simon Bell, 2019

Background There are few studies reporting long-term rotator cuff integrity following repair. The present study reports a case series of surgically repaired sup…

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