ArticleJournal of ISAKOS : joint disorders & orthopaedic sports medicine2016
Management of failed rotator cuff repair: a systematic review.
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- Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy alters early healing in a rat model of rotator cuff injury and repair: Potential mechanisms.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2022Article
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- Achilles Tendon-Bone Block Allograft for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears With Bony Deficiency of the Greater Tuberosity: A Minimum 2-Year Follow-up Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Dermal Fibroblast Injection to Enhance Healing After Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Repair: First-in-Human Pilot Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
importanceRecurrent tear after rotator cuff repair (RCR) is common. Conservative, and open and arthroscopic revisions, have been advocated to treat these failures. AIM OR
objectiveThe purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the different options for managing recurrent rotator cuff tears. EVIDENCE REVIEW: A search was conducted of level I through 4 studies from January 2000 to October 2015, to identify studies reporting on failed RCR. 10 articles were identified. The overall quality of evidence was very low.
findingsMid-term to long-term follow-up of patients treated conservatively revealed acceptable results; a persistent defect is a well-tolerated condition that only occasionally requires subsequent surgery. Conservative treatment might be indicated in most patients, particularly in case of posterosuperior involvement and poor preoperative range of motion. Revision surgery might be indicated in a young patient with a repairable lesion, a 3 tendon tear, and in those with involvement of the subscapularis. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The current review indicates that arthroscopic revision RCR can lead to improvement in functional outcome despite a high retear rate. Further studies are needed to develop specific rehabilitation in the case of primary rotator cuff failure, to better understand the place of each treatment option, and, in case of repair, to optimise tendon healing.
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