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Trial reportInternational orthopaedics2013

Microfractures at the rotator cuff footprint: a randomised controlled study.

Leonardo Osti, Angelo Del Buono, Nicola Maffulli

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International orthopaedics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04421417 nasuspendednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Early-term Effects of Microfracture on Tendon Vascularity and Healing in Arthroscopic Treatment of Chronic Rotator Cuff Tears: A Prospective Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorGöker Utku değerRan2020 to 2022Enrolled30ConditionsRotator Cuff Tears, Micro FractureArmsMicrofracture + Standard Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, Standard Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
NCT05624164 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Randomized Controlled Trial of Patients Treated With and Without Lateralized Microfracture During Rotator Cuff Repair

TypeinterventionalSponsorAffiliated Hospital of Nantong UniversityRan2022 to 2026Enrolled88ConditionsRotator Cuff Tears, Micro FractureArmsLateralised microfracture
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. A Historical Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Rotator Cuff Tears.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Leonardo OstiUnit of Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma Surgery, Hesperia Hospital, Via Arquà 80/b, Modena, Italy, leonardoosti@yahoo.com.
Angelo Del Buono
Nicola Maffulli
Hesperia Hospital · ITMile End Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMicrofractures at the footprint may be a potential additional source of growth factor and enhance the tendon healing at the bone-tendon junction when repairing rotator cuff tears.

methodsFifty-seven patients who underwent shoulder arthroscopy for repair of complete rotator cuff tears were randomly divided into two groups, using a block randomisation procedure. Patients underwent microfracture at the footprint in the treatment group. The patients in the control group (n = 29) did not receive that treatment. All patients had the same post-operative rehabilitation protocol.

resultsThe two groups were homogeneous. There was a significant improvement from baseline to the last minimum follow-up of two years. At three months from the index procedure, visual analogue scale (VAS), range of motion (ROM) and University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Constant scores were significantly better in group 1 than in group 2 (P < .05). At the last follow-up (minimum two years), clinical and functional outcomes were further improved in both the groups but inter-group differences were not significant. No technique-related complications were recorded.

conclusionsMicrofractures at the footprint are simple, safe, inexpensive and effective at producing less pain in the short term in patients who undergo rotator cuff repair, but at two years they do not result in significantly different outcomes, either clinically or at imaging, compared to traditional rotator cuff repair.

Indexed as

Rotator Cuff InjuriesAdultAgedArthroplasty, SubchondralCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementRange of Motion, ArticularRotator CuffShoulder JointTreatment OutcomeWound Healing

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PMID23760681
PMCPMC3824902
OpenAlexW2036909429

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