Patient-related Risk Factors for Postoperative Stiffness Requiring Surgical Intervention After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.

Introduction: Risk factors for stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR) have been limited to studies with small patient numbers. The objective is to determine patient-related risk factors for stiffness after RCR.

Methods: The PearlDiver database was queried from 2007 to 2015 for patients undergoing isolated arthroscopic RCR.

Avoiding Failure in Hip Arthroscopy: Complications, Pearls, and Pitfalls.

Although most patients have successful outcomes after hip arthroscopy, a minority of patients experience complications that may impact their recovery and long-term benefit. As most of these complications can be minimized by appropriate surgical technique, many tips have been recommended. Additionally, the reasons behind clinical failure postoperatively have been scrutinized, which include, most commonly, incomplete correction of osseous pathomorphology, underappreciated preexisting hip osteoarthritis, and/or an incorrect preoperative diagnosis.