Faster and Superior Functional Recovery and Sleep Quality with Steroid Injection Versus Physical Therapy for Partial-Thickness Supraspinatus Tendon Rupture.

Alkan Bayrak, Miraçhan Kantarcı, Furkan Özönder, Banu Aydeniz, Tuba Altun, Serdar Hakan Basaran

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Alkan BayrakDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Gaziosmanpaşa Medical Park Hospital, Istinye University, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-1645

Miraçhan KantarcıDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Rize Training and Research Hospital, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0119-4623

Furkan ÖzönderDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-8919

Banu AydenizDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5679-5709

Tuba AltunDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9301-5396

Serdar Hakan BasaranDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9715-9530

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Backgroud: To evaluate the effects of steroid injection (SI) versus physical therapy and rehabilitation (PTR) on the functional results and sleep quality in patients with partial thickness supraspinatus tendon rupture (PTSR). Methods: Patients who were diagnosed with PTSR were divided into 2 groups, SI and PTR. The SI group was treated with 1 mL betamethasone + 9 mL prilocaine injection, the PTR group was treated with deltoid muscle exercise. Short version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire (QuickDASH) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of the SI group and PTR group were evaluated at baseline and at 1 month and 3 months after the procedure. There were 22 patients in the SI group and 25 patients in the PTR group. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between QuickDASH scores at any timepoint in both groups. PSQI scores in the SI group were significantly lower at 1 month and 3 months after the procedure ( Conclusions: Both SI and PTR treatment methods improved the patients' functional results and sleep quality. The SI group demonstrated earlier and greater improvement in sleep quality compared to the PTR group, while functional outcomes were similar between groups.

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BetamethasonePhysical Therapy ModalitiesPrilocaineRotator Cuff InjuriesSleep QualityTendon InjuriesAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecovery of FunctionRuptureTreatment OutcomeBetamethasonePrilocainePhysical therapyShoulderSleep qualitySteroidSupraspinatus tendon rupture

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PMID41647506

DOI10.4055/cios25031

PMCPMC12868090

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