Tendon-to-bone healing after repairing full-thickness rotator cuff tear with a triple-loaded single-row method in young patients.

Background: Arthroscopic repair is recommended for young patients with full-thickness rotator cuff tears (RCTs), but the healing rates have raised concerns. The Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI) row method has been developed based on greater than 3 decades of experience with excellent clinical outcomes; however, studies with a focus on the younger patient population are limited in number. The current study assessed the short-term clinical outcome and the initial tendon-to-bone healing in a young cohort after repair of a full-thickness RCT using the SCOI row method.

Less blood loss in supercapsular percutaneously assisted versus posterolateral total hip arthroplasty.

Background: Although excellent clinical outcomes of supercapsular percutaneously assisted total hip arthroplasty (SuperPath) have been reported, the peri-operative blood loss has rarely been reported. The current study determined the blood loss during SuperPath and compared the blood loss with conventional posterolateral total hip arthroplasty (PLTH).

Methods: This retrospective study enrolled patients who underwent unilateral primary THA between January 2017 and December 2019.