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Trial reportKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015

Arthroscopic knotless-anchor rotator cuff repair: a clinical and radiological evaluation.

Konstantin Hug, Christian Gerhardt, Hendrik Haneveld, Markus Scheibel

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Trial report in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  3. Type 2 retear after arthroscopic single-row, double-row and suture bridge rotator cuff repair: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2019
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4 authors.

Konstantin HugCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Campus Virchow, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Christian Gerhardt
Hendrik Haneveld
Markus Scheibel

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of the arthroscopic knotless-anchor Speed-Bridge technique, in particular the pattern and the rate of retears. The results were compared with a modified Suture-Bridge knot-tying technique (mDR). The hypothesis is that arthroscopic knotless-anchor Speed-Bridge rotator cuff repair is a sufficient technique to address supraspinatus tears and differs in pattern of retears when compared to mDR.

methodsThis study includes twenty-two consecutive patients (8f/14m ø 63.3 ± 7.2 years) undergoing knotless-anchor Speed-Bridge repair. The subjective shoulder value (SSV), Constant score (CS) and Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) Score were used for clinical follow-up. MRI scans were conducted within 3 weeks post-operatively, after 1 and after 2 years for analysis of (a) tendon integrity (according to Sugaya), (b) muscle atrophy according to Thomazeau and (c) fatty infiltration. Results were compared with 20 patients operated in mDR (ø 61.2 ± 7.5 years).

resultsThe mean follow-up was 24.4 ± 4.7 months. The average SSV was 88.7 ± 14.9 %, the CS was 78.2 ± 13.2 points (contralateral side 78.5 ± 16.6) and the WORC Score averaged 87.1 ± 18.2 %. On magnetic resonance imaging, the integrity failure rate was 22.7 % (n = 5). The pattern of retear was a medial cuff failure in 2/5 cases (mDR 4/5, n.s.). Muscular atrophy or fatty degeneration did not increase between surgery and follow-up (n.s.). Compared with mDR (25 %) reconstruction, no significant differences were obtained regarding integrity failure rate and muscular atrophy (n.s.).

conclusionThe modified knotless-anchor Speed-Bridge technique shows good to excellent clinical results as well as acceptable retear rates. This technique eliminates medial and lateral knot impingement. Concerning the potential reduction in the medial strangulation of the tendon, there is a need for further clinical research.

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Rotator Cuff InjuriesShoulder InjuriesSuture TechniquesAdultAgedArthroscopyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceRotator CuffShoulder JointTendon InjuriesTreatment Outcome

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PMID24792075

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