Prevalence of Rotator Cuff Repairs with and Without Concomitant Subacromial Decompressions Has Not Changed

ConclusionDisproving our hypothesis, the overall rate of RCR with or without SAD did not decrease over the period from 2010 to 2012. There was wide variation in the rate of RCR by state; however, this variation was not seen in the incidence of SAD performed concomitant with the RCR.

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Source: HSS Journal - January 4, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research