. 2018 Jul 4;10(2):7593. doi: 10.4081/or.2018.7593

Table 1.

Preoperative factors affecting rotator cuff retear rates.

Preoperative factors
Age^15,16
Fatty degeneration of rotator cuff^18,20
Osteoporosis²²
Smoking^23,24
Diabetes²³
Initial tear size¹⁵
Critical shoulder angle²¹
Acromiohumeral interval¹⁷
Length of tendon¹⁹