TY - JOUR
T1 - Editorial Commentary
T2 - Get Ready to Download the i-Cuff App: Developing the Rotator Cuff Irreparability Equation
AU - Dilisio, Matthew F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Arthroscopy Association of North America
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - Despite extensive published literature on rotator cuff repair, it can still be difficult to predict surgical reparability. We understand that larger chronic tears with fatty infiltration are associated with a greater risk of irreparability. However, it can be difficult to accurately determine the odds of irreparability on a patient-specific level. Several ubiquitous preoperative variables can be incorporated into an “irreparability equation” to more accurately predict if the rotator cuff can be repaired, which could be of tremendous benefit to both the patient and surgeon.
AB - Despite extensive published literature on rotator cuff repair, it can still be difficult to predict surgical reparability. We understand that larger chronic tears with fatty infiltration are associated with a greater risk of irreparability. However, it can be difficult to accurately determine the odds of irreparability on a patient-specific level. Several ubiquitous preoperative variables can be incorporated into an “irreparability equation” to more accurately predict if the rotator cuff can be repaired, which could be of tremendous benefit to both the patient and surgeon.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.03.025
DO - 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.03.025
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 29976425
AN - SCOPUS:85049051531
VL - 34
SP - 2085
EP - 2086
JO - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
JF - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
SN - 0749-8063
IS - 7
ER -