Rotator Cuff Repair With Knotless Technique Is Quicker and More Cost-Effective Than Knotted Technique.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the cost-effectiveness of knotted (KT) versus knotless (KL) methods for rotator cuff surgical repair and to assess differences in patients' outcomes.

Methods

We retrospectively identified all patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair at 1 institution by 1 surgeon over 2 6-month periods of time (KT technique from August 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014; and KL technique from December 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015) to calculate the direct and indirect costs associated with arthroscopic KT or KL suture bridge rotator cuff repair. Patient demographics, number of anchors used, tendons repaired, procedure time, operative time, and clinical results were also evaluated. We used univariate generalized linear models with a Gaussian distribution for

SUBMITTER: Burns KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7120820 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature