Rotator cuff repair in patients with inflammatory arthritis: satisfactory midterm outcomes.

Rotator cuff repair in patients with RA or other inflammatory arthritis diagnoses resulted in satisfactory patient-reported outcomes that seem comparable to rotator cuff repair when performed in the general population. Furthermore, reoperations were rare, with a 5-year survival rate free of reoperation for any reason of over 90%. Altogether, an inflammatory arthritis diagnosis should not preclude by itself attempted rotator cuff repair surgery in these patients.