2019
Does quality of life influence retear rate following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?
Zakko P, Scheiderer B, Beitzel K, Shoji M, Williams A, DiVenere J, Cote M, Mazzocca A, Imhoff F. Does quality of life influence retear rate following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair? Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2019, 28: s124-s130. PMID: 31196505, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-thickness tearsRotator cuff repairArthroscopic rotator cuff repairCuff repairIntact rotator cuff repairRetear rateRandomized clinical trialsRotator cuffMonths of rehabilitationMagnetic resonance imagingDouble-row rotator cuff repairProtocol patientsCompliant patientsShoulder immobilizationWORC scoreClinical trialsPostoperative qualityPatientsResonance imagingTorn rotator cuffMonthsWeeksSecondary analysisRetearTears
2016
Repair Integrity and Clinical Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Williams A, Mark P, DiVenere J, Klinge S, Arciero R, Mazzocca A. Repair Integrity and Clinical Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2016, 4: 2325967116s00194. PMCID: PMC4968349, DOI: 10.1177/2325967116s00194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle Assessment Numeric EvaluationWestern Ontario Rotator CuffPostoperative magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingRotator cuff repairRepair integrityRepair failurePain scoresClinical outcomesSling useCuff repairFunctional outcomesSupraspinatus tearsSingle Assessment Numeric Evaluation scoreFellowship-trained musculoskeletal radiologistsFellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeonsRehabilitation protocolAssociated with high failure ratesArthroscopic repairs of isolated supraspinatus tearsAssessment Numeric EvaluationEarly motionMonths post-operativelyAssociated with higher ratesThickness supraspinatus tearArthroscopic rotator cuff repair