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BACKGROUND: We evaluated the factors that affect pain pattern after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
METHODS: From June 2009 to October 2010, 210 patients underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair operations. Of them,...
We present a new method of suture bridge technique for medial row fixation using a modified Mason-Allen stitch instead of a horizontal mattress. Medial row configuration of the technique is...
BACKGROUND: Atrophy of rotator cuff muscles has been considered an irreversible phenomenon. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether atrophy is truly irreversible after rotator cuff repair.
METHODS: We...
BACKGROUND: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair generally has a good clinical outcome but shoulder stiffness after surgery due to subacromial adhesion is one of the most common and clinically important complications....
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects and safety of a sleep aid for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-eight...