ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN BODY-MASS INDEX AND SURGERY FOR ROTATOR CUFF TENDINITIS

2004153 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Aaron M. Wendelboe

Kurt T. Hegmann · Echelon Biosciences

Abstract

There is an association between obesity and shoulder repair surgery in men and women who are fifty-three to seventy-seven years of age. The results of the present study suggest that increasing body-mass index is a risk factor for rotator cuff tendinitis and related conditions.

Topics & Keywords

Shoulder Injury and Treatment Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volume 86, Issue 4, pp. 743-747

DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200404000-00011

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