This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), provides $293,811 to support research into the long-term clinical and pathological outcomes following rotator cuff repair (RCR) surgery. The award enables researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University to collect comprehensive longitudinal data on RCR healing, degenerative shoulder changes, and associated patient-reported outcomes over a 5-year period. The goal is to better understand the significance of successful RCR healing in determining long-term clinical prognosis and to develop predictive models to identify patients at risk of poor outcomes. The findings from this research have the potential to guide targeted strategies to improve RCR healing rates and optimize long-term patient management.
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