Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Failure Resulting From Decortication of the Rotator Cuff Footprint: A Case Report

Michael J. DeFranco, MD, Jonathan R. Pribaz, BS, and Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA

Dr. DeFranco is with Orthopaedic Surgical Consultants, P.C., and Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York.

Mr. Pribaz is a medical student, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Cole is Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Sports Medicine, and Section Head, Cartilage Restoration Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Michael J. DeFranco, MD, Jonathan R. Pribaz, BS, and Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA

Dr. DeFranco is with Orthopaedic Surgical Consultants, P.C., and Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York.

Mr. Pribaz is a medical student, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Cole is Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Sports Medicine, and Section Head, Cartilage Restoration Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

Michael J. DeFranco, MD, Jonathan R. Pribaz, BS, and Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA

Dr. DeFranco is with Orthopaedic Surgical Consultants, P.C., and Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York.

Mr. Pribaz is a medical student, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Cole is Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Sports Medicine, and Section Head, Cartilage Restoration Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.