Abstract
This study aimed to ascertain whether: (1) the newer technology for rotator cuff repair (RCR) has improved operative time; (2) operative time independently affects the outcomes of RCR; and (3) there are any cost savings associated with performing the procedure in a more expeditious manner. We investigated operative time, retear rate, patient-derived and examiner-derived outcomes, and reviewed costs, for 4 groups of shoulder patients who received open RCR or 1 of 3 arthroscopic RCR techniques using Mitek (knotted) anchors or Opus Magnum (knotless) anchors repaired either from the bursal side or the undersurface. The operative time lengths were: open RCR, 58 minutes; Mitek RCR, 53 minutes; Opus bursal side RCR, 38 minutes; and Opus undersurface RCR, 22 minutes (P
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