I wish to thank Dr. Narvani for his insightful reading of our article. As stated in our outcome analysis,
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we are in the process of obtaining magnetic resonance imaging follow-up on all of our patients who have undergone the superior capsular reconstruction procedure. He is correct in noting that this article discusses radiographic failure in only those patients who underwent imaging owing to an unacceptable outcome. Our radiographic failure rate of 4 in 88 only accounts for these unsatisfied patients and most likely does not reflect the true imaging failure rate. As Dr. Navani referenced, Denard et al.- Pennington W.T.
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Arthroscopic superior capsular reconstruction with acellular dermal allograft for the treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears: Short-term clinical outcomes and the radiographic parameter of superior capsular distance.
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noted radiographic a healing rate of 45% in a similar patient population. We do believe that the clinical satisfaction rates are the most notable and important factor, however, as general healing (on magnetic resonance imaging) of large rotator cuff repairs without superior capsular reconstruction is known to be quite poor. On completion of imaging of shoulders included in our series, a clearer picture of superior capsular reconstruction healing rates will become more known, and a follow-up article will likely be written to further describe these findings.Supplementary Data
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Note: The author reports the following conflicts of interest or sources of funding: W.T.P. reports consulting fees from Arthrex and is the physician owner of Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital and the Surgery Center at Associated Medical and Surgical Specialists, outside the submitted work. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.
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- Regarding “Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction With Acellular Dermal Allograft for the Treatment of Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears”ArthroscopyVol. 35Issue 1
- PreviewI wish to thank and congratulate Pennington et al.1 for their article titled “Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction With Acellular Dermal Allograft for the Treatment of Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: Short-Term Clinical Outcomes and Radiographic Parameters of Superior Capsule Distance.” In this article, the authors published their short-term clinical and radiographic outcome following superior capsular reconstruction. There is, however, an inconsistency in this article that I believe is important to address.
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