Risk factors related to complications of the fingers and hand after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair - carpal tunnel syndrome, flexor tenosynovitis, and complex regional pain syndrome.

Hypothesis/background: Complications involving the fingers and hand after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) include complex regional pain syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and flexor tenosynovitis (TS). The aims of this study were to diagnose the complications after ARCR and investigate the risk factors that could predispose individuals to these finger and hand complications.

Methods: Fifty patients (50 shoulders) who underwent ARCR participated in this study.

Early detection and treatment of complications in the fingers and hand after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Background: Complications in the fingers and hand after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) have been reported to include carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), flexor tenosynovitis (TS), and complex regional pain syndrome. These studies were conducted retrospectively; however, the reported complications have not been examined prospectively. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of early detection and treatment of the complications after ARCR.