Dr. Millett’s study “Two-Year Outcomes After Arthroscopic in Recreational Athletes Older Than 70 Years” was presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. The study found that outcomes following the arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tears in older athletes appears to be successful a majority of the time.
“The surgery we performed appears to be highly effective in reducing pain, improving function and returning our older athletes back to the activities they love,” said Dr. Millett. “Patients over 70 are typically not treated operatively for rotator cuff issues, but these results highlight that there might be significant reason to assess and treat a tear arthroscopically.”
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