Predictive factors for re-tear were anteroposterior and medial-lateral tear length, tear size area and thickness, age and operative time.
Australian investigators identified predictors of rotator cuff re-tear and used them to create a formula that help them predict the chances of a re-tear, according to research recently presented
at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day.
“We found that tear sizes were predictive of re-tear,” Brian T. Le, of St. George Hospital, in Sydney, Australia, said during his presentation. “The anterior-posterior tear length was more predictive [of re-tear] than the medial- lateral tear length in our group. We produced a predictive formula to estimate a patient’s risk of re-tear, which involved patient age, tear thickness, tear size and operative time.” Overall, the re-tear rate was 17%, according to Le. […]
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