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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Reliability of a Novel Preoperative Protocol for Determining Graft Sizes for Superior Capsular Reconstruction Using Plain Film Radiography.

Ryan S Ting, Ron Rosenthal, Tsz Kit Law, Hilal S A Al-Housni, Lisa Hackett, Patrick H Lam, George A C Murrell

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ryan S TingOrthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0106-3129
Ron RosenthalOrthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5423-9530
Tsz Kit LawOrthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.
Hilal S A Al-HousniOrthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.
Lisa HackettOrthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.
Patrick H LamOrthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.
George A C MurrellOrthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital Campus, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2217, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8251-1327
UNSW Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSuperior capsular reconstruction (SCR) for massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears involves anchoring a graft between the superior glenoid and the greater tuberosity of the humerus. Optimizing the graft size is important. We aimed (1) to evaluate the reliability of plain film radiography in determining graft size for SCR and (2) to create a database to help predict future graft sizes.

methodsAn inter- and intra-rater reliability trial was conducted on 10 and 6 subjects with healthy shoulders, respectively, using plain film radiography to measure the distance between the superior glenoid and the supraspinatus footprint. The subjects were positioned upright with an abduction pillow modified to hold the shoulder at 30° abduction and 45° external rotation, afterwhich a true antero-posterior shoulder radiograph was captured. Thirty subjects were recruited for the database and grouped using the aforementioned protocol.

resultsThe inter-rater and intra-rater trial agreement was excellent, with intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.94 (95% CI) and 0.76 (95% CI), respectively. Three medio-lateral patch sizes, of 33 mm, 38 mm, and 47 mm, were proposed based on the protocol in 30 subjects.

conclusionsPlain film radiography demonstrated excellent reliability in measuring the distance between the superior glenoid and the supraspinatus footprint. Three ordinal patch sizes are proposed.

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irreparable rotator cuff tearPTFEsuperior capsule reconstructionsyntheticTeflon

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PMID37048790
PMCPMC10095341
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