Provided predictions are based on analysis of >2500 patients spanning the following studies:
- Diebold G, Lam P, Walton J, Murrell GAC. Relationship Between Age and Rotator Cuff Retear: A Study of 1,600 Consecutive Rotator Cuff Repairs. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017;99(14):1198-1205. doi:10.2106/JBJS.16.00770.
- Kwon J, Kim SH, Lee YH, Kim TI, Oh JH. The Rotator Cuff Healing Index: A New Scoring System to Predict Rotator Cuff Healing After Surgical Repair. Am J Sports Med. 2018;103(6):036354651881076-036354651881078. doi:10.1177/0363546518810763.
- Keener JD, Galatz LM, Stobbs-Cucchi G, Patton R, Yamaguchi K. Rehabilitation following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a prospective randomized trial of immobilization compared with early motion. J Bone Joint Surg. 2014;96(1):11-9.
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Unpublished analysis of data from the University of Utah encompassing the following studies:
- Tashjian, R., Granger, E., Zhang, Y., Teerlink, C., Cannon-Albright, L. (2016). Identification of a genetic variant associated with rotator cuff repair healing. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 25(6), 865 872. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2016.02.019
- Tashjian, R., Erickson, G., Robins, R., Zhang, Y., Burks, R., Greis, P. (2017). Influence of Preoperative Musculotendinous Junction Position on Rotator Cuff Healing After Double-Row Repair Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery 33(6), 1159-1166. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2016.12.010
- Tashjian, R., Granger, E., Chalmers, P. (2018). Healing Rates and Functional Outcomes After Triple-Loaded Single-Row Versus Transosseous-Equivalent Double-Row Rotator Cuff Tendon Repair Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 6(11), 2325967118805365. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325967118805365
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