AANA Industry Learning Vault-Smith+Nephew Joint Ventures Health Economics Part 2

Smith+Nephew Joint Ventures Health Economics Part 2

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The surgeons discuss the challenges of counseling patients about failed rotator cuff repairs, especially the renewed costs of recovery: pain, time away from work, financial strain, and emotional burden. They emphasize clear, realistic explanations so patients can plan and understand what recovery entails. For revision surgery, they recommend changing the repair strategy rather than repeating what failed, using techniques and augmentations such as Tendon Seam and Regeneten when appropriate. Decisions should reflect the patient’s tendon and bone quality, symptoms, work demands, and timeline, with the goal of improving healing while minimizing disruption to daily life.

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Christopher Klifto, M.D., Marc Labbe, M.D., Scott Trenhaile, M.D.

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Keywords

failed rotator cuff repair

patient counseling

revision surgery

tendon and bone quality

healing augmentation

Rotator Cuff Repair

Revision Surgery

Rotator Cuff Repair Failure

Recovery Time

Work Limitation