Surgical outcome following rotator cuff tear repair in a low-income population. Impact of obesity and smoking

Surgical outcome following rotator cuff tear repair in a low-income population. Impact of obesity and smoking

Abstract Background Comorbidities and socioeconomic issues impact outcome of rotator cuff tear (RCT) repair. There are no data on RCT repair outcome from developing regions. We determined the impact of obesity and smoking following RCT repair in a low-income population. Methods This is a retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Christine M. M. Silva, Natália M. Mourão, Leila N. da Rocha, Joaquim I. V. D. Landim, Hermano A. L. Rocha, Marco A. A. Lacerda, Francisco A. C. Rocha, José A. D. Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Shoulder
Rotator cuff tear
Metabolic disease
Obesity
Smoking
Outcome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04599-6

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