title: Complications of rotator cuff repair.
abstract: Complications are reported in 10.5% of shoulders undergoing rotator cuff repair, but little attention has been directed toward this aspect of the procedure. A total of 116 shoulders undergoing rotator cuff repair were studied carefully relative to complications and risk factors. Complications occurred in 44 of these shoulders (38%). A major surgical complication affecting the final result occurred in 19 shoulders (16%). In order of frequency, the complications of tendon healing were frozen shoulder, deep infection, and dislocation. Many risk factors were also identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mansat
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Cofield
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kersten
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rowland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing