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How to Avoid and Manage Complications in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

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Complications associated with arthroscopic shoulder surgery have been reviewed by numerous authors. Where most review studies suggest the rate varies between 5.8% and 9.5%, all recent review studies published make note of underreporting of complications and lack of consensus over what is considered a complication, which makes accurate assessment of the true rate of complications difficult.

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  1. University of California at Irvine, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653, USA

    Wesley M. Nottage MD (Clinical Professor)

  2. The Sports Clinic Orthopedic Medical Associates, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA, 92653, USA

    Wesley M. Nottage MD (Clinical Professor)

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, Orange, NJ

    Jeffrey S. Abrams MD (Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Director) (Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Director)

  2. Princeton Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Associates, Princeton, NJ, 08540, USA

    Jeffrey S. Abrams MD (Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Director) (Clinical Associate Professor, Associate Director)

  3. School of Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities, Rootstown, OH

    Robert H. Bell MD (Associate Professor, Division Chief Shoulder and Elbow) (Associate Professor, Division Chief Shoulder and Elbow)

  4. Department of Orthopaedics, Summa Health System, Akron, OH

    Robert H. Bell MD (Associate Professor, Division Chief Shoulder and Elbow) (Associate Professor, Division Chief Shoulder and Elbow)

  5. Crystal Clinic, Inc., Akron, OH, 44333, USA

    Robert H. Bell MD (Associate Professor, Division Chief Shoulder and Elbow) (Associate Professor, Division Chief Shoulder and Elbow)

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Nottage, W.M. (2008). How to Avoid and Manage Complications in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. In: Abrams, J.S., Bell, R.H. (eds) Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39343-8_26

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