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Treatment of partial rotator cuff lesions is associated with a higher frequency of post-operative shoulder stiffness. A prospective investigation on the role of surgery-related risk factors for this complication by Davide Cucchi; Alessandra Menon; Sonia Maggi; Francesca Maria Feroldi; Annalisa De Silvestri; Max Julian Friedrich; Matthias Dominik Wimmer; Pietro Simone Randelli is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Purpose Post-operative shoulder stiffness (SS) is a common complication after arthroscopic rotator cuff (RC) repair. The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate the role of surgical risk factors in the development of this complication, with special focus on the characteristics of the RC tears. ## Methods Two-hundred and twenty patients who underwent arthroscopic RC repair for degenerative posterosuperior RC tears were included. Surgery-related risk factors for development of post-operative SS belonging to the following five categories were documented and analyzed: previous surgery, RC tear characteristics, hardware and repair type, concomitant procedures, time and duration of surgery. The incidence of post-operative SS was evaluated according to the criteria described by Brislin and colleagues. ## Results The incidence of post-operative SS was 8.64%. The treatment of partial lesions by tear completion and repair technique was significantly associated with development of post-operative SS (p = 0.0083, pc = 0.04). A multivariate analysis revealed that treatment of partial lesions in patients younger than 60 years was associated to a higher risk of developing post-

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Author

Davide Cucchi; Alessandra Menon; Sonia Maggi; Francesca Maria Feroldi; Annalisa De Silvestri; Max Julian Friedrich; Matthias Dominik Wimmer; Pietro Simone Randelli

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)