Editorial Commentary: Complications of Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair Are Relevant in Modern Health Care

Ilya Voloshin

doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2018.01.014

Editorial Commentary: Complications of Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair Are Relevant in Modern Health Care

Arthroscopy. 2018 Apr;34(4):1164-1165. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.01.014.

Author

Ilya Voloshin¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Rochester Medical Center.

PMID: 29622252
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.01.014

Abstract

Understanding the type and rate of complications after shoulder rotator cuff repair could help surgeons to focus their quality improvement efforts. This is of great current relevance because value in health care is defined as the ratio of outcomes over cost, and complications increase cost significantly. A particular focus could be on lowering the rate of complications associated with "riskier" patients and "riskier" surgical techniques.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Arthroscopy
Humans
Risk Factors
Rotator Cuff Injuries*
Rotator Cuff*
Shoulder
United States