ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2021
Excellent Clinical Outcomes and Rates of Return to Play After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair for Traumatic Tears in Athletes Aged 30 Years or Less.
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- Return to physical activities after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Pooled it
- Return to Sports After Surgical Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tear in Young Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Review
- Rotator Cuff Repair by All-Arthroscopic Versus Mini-Open Technique: A Comparison of Clinical and Functional Outcome.Cureus · 2024Article
- Factors associated with patient satisfaction after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: do they differ by age?Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2024Article
- Review
- Return to Sports and Activities after Arthroscopic Treatments for Rotator Cuff Lesions in Young Patients Less Than 45-Years-Old: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Long-term clinical outcomes of arthroscopic supraspinatus tendon repair using the single anchor tension band technique - Minimum 5-years follow-up.Shoulder & elbow · 2024Article
- Midterm Clinical Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in Olympic Volleyball Players: Return to Sports and Return to Performance.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- [Injuries of the shoulder in winter sports].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Review
- Criteria for Return-to-Play (RTP) after Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Systematic Review of Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Rotator Cuff Repair in the Pediatric Population Displays Favorable Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Rehabilitation and Return to Play of the Athlete after an Upper Extremity Injury.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate clinical outcomes and rate of return to play (RTP) among athletes aged 30 years or younger who have undergone an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) after trauma.
methodsWe performed a retrospective review of patients who underwent an ARCR with a minimum of 12 months' follow-up between 2012 and 2019. Patients were followed up to assess the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, Subjective Shoulder Value, visual analog scale score, and satisfaction level. Whether patients were able to RTP was reported, in addition to the timing of return and the level to which they returned.
resultsOur study included 20 athletes (20 shoulders), with a mean follow-up period of 31.8 months. All patients were satisfied with their surgical procedure, and all would opt to undergo surgery again. Overall, 85% returned to sport and 50.0% returned to the same level or a higher level. The overall mean American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score was 92.4; mean Subjective Shoulder Value, 87.0; and mean visual analog scale score, 0.7. At final follow-up, only 1 patient (5.0%) had undergone a revision procedure. Of the 15 patients who played collision sports, 93.3% returned to sport but only 60.0% returned to the same level or a higher level.
conclusionsAfter ARCR, athletes aged 30 years or younger show excellent functional outcomes with high rates of patient satisfaction and RTP after the procedure. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic case series.
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