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Filter by:48 patients with massive rotator cuff tears were treated with a standardized five step technique of arthroscopic guided mini-open tranosseous repair with bursal augmentation. Their follow up is noted
The purpose of this study is: 1) to identify relevant treatment outcomes for people with massive rotator cuff tears of the shoulder joint, according to the experience of the affected people, to facilitate treatment shared decision-making during the specialist consultation in Spain; 2) to compare the effectiveness of conservative treatment, arthroscopic decompressive surgery and reverse prosthesis, in terms of patient's relevant outcomes and health-related quality of life.
Management of massive rotator cuff tears (MRCT) is associated with high rates of failure. The long head of the biceps tendon augmentation (LHBTA) by reinforcement of the reconstruction and additional blood supply may improve healing and provide better outcome than partial repair only.
Massive rotator cuff tears are common in the adult population. It is estimated that about 12 % of adults 60 years of age or older suffer from a rotator cuff injury. About 40 % of these injuries are classified as massive rotator cuff tears (MRCT). MRCT propose a great challenge to the affected patient and its doctor. It is a painful condition with few treatment options. The study aims to investigate the operative treatment for MRCT with the new treatment option proposed by Senecovic. Insertion of a biodegradable balloon as a subacromial spacer has proven promising results so far. To this date there is only small and non-randomized studies on the subject. AMRIS are planning to do a randomized controlled study where group A is treated with arthroscopic debridement, biceps tenotomy and biodegradable spacer, while group B, the control group are treated with arthroscopic debridement and biceps tenotomy.
Do concomitant subscapularis tears in large to massive rotator cuff tears affect postoperative functional and structural outcomes? Background and purpose: The subscarpularis tendon is essential force maintaining normal glenohumeral biomechanics. However, there are few studies which have addressed the outcomes of tears extending to the subscapularis tendon in massive rotator cuff tears. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical and structural outcomes of arthroscopic reapair of massive rotator cuff tears involving the subscapulrais.
Rotator cuff tears (injury to the muscle or tendons which stabilise the shoulder) are one of the most common conditions affecting the shoulder. Small and medium sized rotator cuff tears can be managed with arthroscopic or keyhole surgery. Very large or massive tears are difficult to operate on and often have poor rates of healing. As a result surgeons have investigated the use of products to improve the outcome of surgery on massive tears. The product that the investigators are currently using to try to improve the outcome of surgery for massive rotator cuff tears is called a patch. The patch provides a scaffold to support the muscles of the rotator cuff. Studies of rotator cuff surgery using similar patches have found that recovery is improved and there is a lower rate of postsurgical problems. The aim of this study is to look at whether using the patch improves pain and the clinical function of the shoulder after surgery. In addition, the investigators would like to understand how the patch works. To do this the investigators will scan (take images of) the shoulder using magnetic resonance imaging to look at the muscle damage in the shoulder before and after surgery.