Does a Rotator Cuff repair surgery accelerate shoulder arthritis?

THE DOWNSIDE OF ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY? (Orthopedics This Week)
Joint, Cartilage Damage Caused by Rotator Cuff Surgery?
A new study indicates that patients showing up in your office for joint replacement or other surgery may have had earlier damage done to their joint structures due to a previous rotator cuff tear. Louis J. Soslowsky, Ph.D. is the Director of McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Soslowsky, who is also the Director of the Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, told OTW, “We received a grant from the NIH/NIAMS [National Institutes of Hea...