LAS VEGAS — According to presented results, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair yielded significantly improved outcomes for patients of all ages with massive rotator cuff tears.
“Massive [rotator cuff] tears account for approximately 40% of all cuff tears,” Rony-Orijit Dey Hazra, MD, said in his presentation at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. “In the literature, there are various definitions of massive cuff tears; however, increased age has been recorded as a negative
