REST

The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their associated tendons that surround the shoulder joint. They act primarily as stabilizers, seating the humeral head in the shoulder socket. Rotator cuff tears remain a therapeutic challenge for orthopedic surgeons. Among other concerns, the fundamental question of whether a rotator cuff tear should be repaired or not still remains unanswered. Various criteria can enter into the decision-making process, such as the patient's age, gender, activity level, tear severity, outlook on surgery, etc. In this project, I created a simple web application that predicts rotator cuff retear likelihood - assuming that a rotator cuff tear is surgically repaired - based on patient and tear characteristics.