Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 716-721 , July 2010

Total cost and operating room time comparison of rotator cuff repair techniques at low, intermediate, and high volume centers: Mini-open versus all-arthroscopic

  • R. Sean Churchill, MD

      Affiliations

    • Aurora Advanced Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: R. Sean Churchill, MD, Aurora Advanced Healthcare, 3003 W. Good Hope Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53209.
    • ,
  • Jugal K. Ghorai, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

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 IRB Approval: This was an analysis performed from the publicly disclosed New York State Ambulatory Surgery Database. No individual patient identifiable information was obtained. No IRB approval was necessary.

PII: S1058-2746(09)00460-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.10.011

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 716-721 , July 2010

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