ReviewJournal of orthopaedics
Update on all-arthroscopic vs. mini-open rotator cuff repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Postoperative opioid-free analgesia with acetaminophen and its impact on pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a single-center retrospective study.Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a risk prediction model for re-tear after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair via single-row anchor technique versus transosseous anchorless technique: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Outcomes of Rotator Cuff Repair: Open vs. Arthroscopic Approaches in Patients with Diabetes or Hyperlipidemia.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2025Article
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- ChatGPT and Google Provide Mostly Excellent or Satisfactory Responses to the Most Frequently Asked Patient Questions Related to Rotator Cuff Repair.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Rotator Cuff Repair: Racial Disparities in Operative Time and Utilization of Arthroscopic Techniques.Cureus · 2024Article
- All-arthroscopic versus mini-open double row rotator cuff repair - A prospective randomised control study based on functional and radiological outcomes.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Is preoperative elevated glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) a risk factor for postoperative shoulder stiffness after posterior-superior rotator cuff repair?JSES international · 2024Article
- Understanding Fibrous Tissue in the Effective Healing of Rotator Cuff Injury.Journal of surgery and research · 2024Article
- Clinical effects of sodium hyaluronate combined with platelet-rich plasma injection on rotator cuff injury in arthroscopic repair.Regenerative therapy · 2023Article
- How to Decrease Suture Tangling When Performing Supraspinatus Repair With a Single-Working Portal Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
- Mini-Open Rotator Cuff Repair Technique.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo provide an updated comparison between modern arthroscopic and mini-open repairs for treating rotator cuff tears.
methodsMultiple online databases were searched from 2010 to October 1st, 2020. A meta-analysis was conducted for patient-reported outcomes and complications.
resultsEleven studies were included. Majority of patients underwent mini-open repair (MOR) compared to arthroscopic repair (AR) (57.4% vs 42.6%). A meta-analysis found statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) in patient-reported outcomes favouring AR. While retear rates were higher in AR (p = 0.03) analysis of retear rates for arthroscopic double row and mini-open repairs, yielded no differences between groups (p = 0.48).
conclusionPatients undergoing AR for rotator cuff tears had improved post-operative clinical outcomes in some functional outcomes compared to MOR. Modern arthroscopic double row repair result in similar failure rates to open repair techniques. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, Systematic Review of Level I-III studies.
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