New York and Greenwich, CT
November 1, 2021
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH is delighted to be included in the ISAKOS publication, The Failed Rotator Cuff, Felix H. Savoie III, Emilio Calvo, and Augustus D. Mazzocca Editors, 2021. The text combines multiple disciplines in assessing and managing failed rotator cuff repair, including diagnostics (lab and imaging), nutrition, soft tissue surgery, arthroplasty surgery and rehabilitation. It also features surgical chapters accompanied by a short, surgical “how to” video, adding value to both print and online versions of this book.
Dr. Plancher and his colleagues contributed the chapter Repair with Biologic Augment, pp. 109-118. This chapter explores the prevalence of rotator cuff retear, the patient that will benefit most from a revision, and the various biological augmentation options that may increase healing in the revision rotator cuff repair.
The ebook and chapter are both available for purchased download and the hardcover book is also available for purchase.
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York.
Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care. plancherortho.com.
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