Rotator Cuff Healing Index (RoHI)

 

Kwon J, Kim SH, Lee YH, Kim TI, Oh JH. The Rotator Cuff Healing Index: a new scoring system to predict rotator cuff healing after surgical repair. Am J Sports Med. 2019;47(1):173-180. doi:10.1177/0363546518810763

Rotator Cuff Healing Index (RoHI) — Educational Calculator

This calculator reproduces the published Rotator Cuff Healing Index (RoHI) to summarise preoperative risk factors for healing failure after rotator cuff repair. For educational use only.

Age >70 → +2 points.
>2.5 cm → +2 points.
0 / +1 / +2 / +4 points respectively.
Grade ≥2 → +3 points.
T-score ≤ −2.5 → +2 points.
High → +2 points.
Chance of Healing†
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RoHI Score
0
0
5
7
10
15
94%
68%
38%
14%
Enter values to see the banded risk summary.
† Cohort anchors shown for orientation (not patient-specific prediction). Bands: ≤4 (low), 5–9 (intermediate), ≥10 (high).
What this calculator uses
  • Age >70 years = +2
  • AP tear size >2.5 cm = +2
  • Retraction: <1 cm = 0; 1–<2 = +1; 2–<3 = +2; ≥3 = +4
  • Infraspinatus fatty infiltration (Goutallier) ≥2 = +3
  • Bone mineral density T-score ≤−2.5 = +2
  • High work/activity level = +2

Source: Kwon J, Kim SH, Lee YH, Kim TI, Oh JH. The Rotator Cuff Healing Index. Am J Sports Med. 2019;47(1):173–180. PubMed

This tool is for educational use by clinicians and is not medical advice. It does not account for all patient- or surgery-specific variables.