Isolated Bioinductive Arthroscopic Repair of Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Using a Resorbable Collagen Implant.

Unlabelled: Over 300,000 rotator cuff repairs are performed annually in the United States, where the annual financial burden of managing shoulder pain has been estimated to be $3 billion. Despite advances in surgical techniques, retear rates range from 39% to 94%. Partial-thickness tears are approximately twice as common as full-thickness tears and can lead to considerable pain and loss of function.

Increased incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction 24 hr after minor surgery in the elderly.

Purpose: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is evident in 26% of elderly patients seven days after major non-cardiac surgery. Despite the growing popularity of day surgery, the influence of anesthetic techniques on next day POCD has not been investigated. Therefore, we evaluated the incidence of POCD and changes in serum markers of neuronal damage (S-100ss protein and Neuron-Specific Enolase), 24 hr after single-agent propofol or sevoflurane anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing minor surgery.