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

• Main Authors: Katherine A. Burns, MD (Author), Lynn Robbins, PA-C (Author), Angela R. LeMarr, RN., BSN., ONC (Author), Amber L. Childress, BS., RN., ONC (Author), Diane J. Morton, MS. (Author), Melissa L. Wilson, MPH., PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 su...