Editorial Commentary: Go Ahead and Repair That Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tear in Your Obese Patient: Just Be Prepared to Admit Them.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29502696.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.10.007.
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Abstract
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in the obese patient offers functional outcomes and rates of complications comparable to those seen in nonobese patients. Future prospective studies with better methodology, as well as including larger numbers of severely obese patients with a body mass index of 40 or greater, will help to further elucidate if obesity truly affects outcomes in rotator cuff repair. In the meantime, be sure to consider admission of your obese rotator cuff repair patients.
Medical subject headings
- Rotator Cuff
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
Anatomy
- shoulder