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A 55-year-old nurse presents with recalcitrant shoulder pain despite 3 months of physical therapy and a complete course of non-invasive management. Her MRI shown in Figure A demonstrates a high-grade partial thickness tear of her rotator cuff. Her treating surgeon is planning to perform an arthroscopic surgery involving tear completion and rotator cuff repair. If the red dots in Figures B and C represent medial row anchors and the blue dots represent lateral row anchors, which of the following can be said about the rotator cuff repair construct in Figure C compared to that shown in Figure B?
1. The construct in Figure C results in improved forward elevation and external rotation at long-term follow up
2. The construct in Figure B is more costly than that in Figure C
3. The construct in Figure B results in less post-operative pain and faster recovery
4. The construct in Figure C results in improved healing and lower re-tear rates
5. The construct in Figure B results in less intra-operative blood loss
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