1. Failed RC Surgery
- Author
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Felix H. SavoieIII and Leland C. McCluskeyJr.
- Subjects
education.field_of_study ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Population ,medicine ,Rotator cuff ,Conceptual basis ,education ,business - Abstract
As primary rotator cuff repairs (RCR) are being performed more often, the prevalence of failed primary repairs within the population is increasing and will continue to increase, leading to a subsequent increase in the necessity for revision repairs [1, 2]. Revision rotator cuff repair presents a challenge to the surgeon due to both paucity and inadequacy of current literature as well as the technically challenging nature of the revision repair. The goal of this chapter is not only to present the current literature but to provide the reader with a conceptual basis with which to approach the re-torn rotator cuff.
- Published
- 2019