Maristella F Saccomanno, Andrea Lisai, Alfonso Maria Romano, Andrea Vitullo, Antonello Pannone, Marco Spoliti, Angelo C C Di Giunta, Roberto Castricini, Matthew C Giordano
PURPOSE: To develop a consensus on diagnosis and treatment of rotator cuff tears. The study focused on selected areas: imaging, prognostic factors, treatment options, surgical techniques. METHODS: Panel was composed of all members of the shoulder committee of the Italian Society of Arthroscopy, Knee, Upper arm, Sport, Cartilage and Orthopedic techniques (SIAGASCOT). Four rounds were performed. The first round consisted of gathering questions which were then divided into seven blocks referring to: imaging, patient-related prognostic factors, treatment options, surgical steps, reparative techniques, surgical predictive factors, advanced techniques...
October 2023: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy