Chahla J, Liu JN, Manderle B, et al. - A randomized controlled trial were conducted to investigate outcomes of screw-type and coil-type open-architecture suture anchors with respect to bony ingrowth, the release of biological markers, and patient-reported outcome measures when used in rotator cuff repair (RCR). Researchers included a total of 40 individuals undergoing arthroscopic RCR for full-thickness rotator cuff tears and prospectively randomized to receive a screw-type (19 patients) or coil-type (21 patients) suture anchor for the medial row during a repair. They noted that bone mineral density surrounding the coil-type anchor was significantly greater than that surrounding the screw-type anchor. For RCR, they found that both the coil-type and screw-type anchors can be reliably applied and produce similar clinical outcomes. The data indicated that the coil-type anchor appeared in superior bony growth surrounding the anchor and a larger total bone mineral mass within the anchor owing to its larger volume.