ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2021
Partial Rotator Cuff Repair for Massive Tears Rarely Require Revision Surgery.
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- Revision rates and progression to shoulder arthroplasty after arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff tears.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2025Pooled it
- Superior Fulcrum Reconstruction for Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears Using the Peroneus Longus Tendon in 2 Variations: A Cadaveric Static Biomechanical Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Superior fulcrum reconstruction improve tendon-to-bone healing in irreparable massive rotator cuff tears compared with superior capsule reconstruction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Current concepts in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2025Article
- Rotator Cuff Repair Study Designs Correlate With Revision Shoulder Surgery Rates: A Systematic Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Long head of the biceps tendon versatility in reconstructive shoulder surgery: a narrative review of arthroscopic techniques and their biomechanical principles with video presentation.International orthopaedics · 2024Review
- Risk factors influencing postoperative outcome of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and construction of a nomogram prediction model.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- The Number of Surgeons Using Superior Capsular Reconstruction for Rotator Cuff Repair Is Declining.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- [Arthroscopic augmentation techniques for superior capsule reconstruction].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2022Review
- Treatment Options for Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the significance of initial and residual rotator cuff tear defect size on the need for revision surgery or additional nonsurgical therapy, in a consecutive group of patients undergoing partial repair of massive rotator cuff tears.
methodsA retrospective chart review was carried out for all arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs performed by a single surgeon between January of 2013 and December of 2016. All patients with massive rotator cuff tears (>30 cm
resultsIn total, 1954 patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair were identified. Thirty-eight of these met the inclusion criteria. Those patients undergoing revision surgery represented 5.2% (2/38) of the series and had an average initial/residual tear defect area of 45.0/7.0 cm
conclusionsThere was no relationship between residual defect size after partial repair and the need for revision surgery. Patients who returned for additional nonoperative treatment after being released from care were noted to have a statistically larger residual defect size at the time of index surgical intervention. Only 5% of patients underwent subsequent surgery at an average of more than 4 years' follow-up, suggesting that partial repair of massive rotator cuff tears can provide a durable, joint-preserving intervention. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, Therapeutic Case Series.
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