title: Optimizing the management of rotator cuff problems.
abstract: Of the 31 recommendations made by the work group, 19 were determined to be inconclusive because of the absence of definitive evidence. Of the remaining recommendations, four were classified as moderate grade, six as weak, and two as consensus statements of expert opinion. The four moderate-grade recommendations include suggestions that exercise and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs be used to manage rotator cuff symptoms in the absence of a full-thickness tear, that routine acromioplasty is not required at the time of rotator cuff repair, that non-cross-linked, porcine small intestine submucosal xenograft patches not be used to manage rotator cuff tears, and that surgeons can advise patients that workers' compensation status correlates with less favorable outcomes after rotator cuff surgery.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pedowitz
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Burks
authors.forename: Evan L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Flatow
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Iannotti
authors.forename: Bruce S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Robert Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Tashjian
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Watters
authors.forename: Kristy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Turkelson
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wies
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: St Andre
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sluka
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McGowan
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000601:surgery; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal