Long-Term Preoperative Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Use Does Not Impact Revision Rate After Repair of Rotator Cuff, Achilles, Distal Biceps, or Quadriceps Tendon.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine whether long-term preoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use affected the revision rates after primary tendon repair for the following common sports medicine surgical procedures: rotator cuff repair (RCR), Achilles tendon repair (ATR), distal biceps repair (DBR), or quadriceps tendon repair (QTR).

Methods

A retrospective comparative study using a national insurance database was performed. Patients who underwent major tendon repair, including RCR, ATR, DBR, or QTR, with at least 2-year follow-up were identified. Those who had a diagnosis of long-term NSAID use prior to the index operation were identified and matched 1:4 to controls without NSAID use based on age, sex, specific tendon repaired, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index. The revisi

SUBMITTER: Parmar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12034082 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature