Editorial Commentary: Both Rotator Cuff Repair and Superior Capsular Reconstruction in Patients With Diabetes Show Good Outcomes When Glucose Is Well Managed.

Abstract

Diabetes has been reported to be a significant risk factor for rotator cuff repair, both for increased complication rates and poor cuff integrity at final follow-up. Similar results might be expected for superior capsular reconstruction; however, strict glucose management, as with rotator cuff repair, is shown to allow these rotator cuff procedures to proceed with success rates similar to patients without diabetes.