Factors Affecting Prolonged Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Use After Arthroscopic Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Repair.

In the simultaneous presence of 2 closely correlated factors in a model, 1 or both may lose the ability of independent prediction, even if both variables are highly significant independent risk factors. 5 Conclusion Larger size tears, retracted tendons, preoperative use of narcotic analgesics, higher tensioned tendon after repair, and Goutallier grade 3 or 4 fatty degeneration are independent risk factors for prolonged postoperative pain and analgesic use after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

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