A national database in the United States was used to identify increasing age, male sex, smoking, obesity, hyperlipidemia, and vitamin D deficiency as significant independent patient-specific risk factors for rotator cuff repair failure requiring revision repair. Understanding risks for repair failure can help counsel patients, inform treatment strategies, and consider treatment alternatives for patients with symptomatic rotator cuff tears.
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