American+Academy+of+Orthopaedic+Surgeons+Clinical+Practice+Guideline+on+optimizing+the+management+of+rotator+cuff+problems..pdf

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on Optimizing the Management of Rotator Cuff Problems Robert A. Pedowitz, MD, PhD Ken Yamaguchi, MD Christopher S. Ahmad, MD Robert T. Burks, MD Evan L. Flatow, MD Andrew Green, MD Janet L. Wies, MPH Justin St. Andre, MA Kevin Boyer Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD Bruce S. Miller, MD, MS Robert Tashjian, MD William C. Watters, III, MD Kristy Weber, MD Charles M. Turkelson, PhD Laura Raymond, MA Patrick Sluka, MPH Richard McGowan, MLS AAOS Guideline on Optimizing the Management of Rotator Cuff Problems Summary of Recommendations The following is a summary of the recommendations in the AAOS’ clinical practice guideline, Optimizing the Management of Rotator Cuff Problems. This summary does not contain rationales that explain how and why these recommendations were developed nor does it contain the evidence supporting these recommendations.All readers of this summary are strongly urged to Disclosure:One or more of the authors received payments or services, either directly or indirectly (i.e., via his or her institution), from a third party in support of an aspect of this work. In addition, one or more of the authors, or his or her institution, has had a financial relationship, in the thirty-six months prior to submission of this work, with an entity in the biomedical arena that could be perceived to influence or have the potential to influence what is written in this work. Also, one or more of the authors has had another relationship, or has engaged in another activity, that could be perceived to influence or have the potential to influence what is written in this work. The completeDisclosures of Potential Conflicts of Interestsubmitted by authors are always provided with the online version of the article. Disclaimer: This clinical guideline was developed by an AAOS physician volunteer Work Group and is provided as an educational tool based on an assessment of the current scientific and clinical information and ac