Rotator cuff Tear
Conditions
Interventions
Retrospective analysis of cases:Using Arthroscopic Single-Row WeyFix Repair Technique
Sponsors
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
51 Years to 86 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: From January 2017 to December 2019,We retrospectively evaluated 284 consecutive patients who were confirmed to have Rotator cuff tears during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in 1 institute. The indication of surgical treatment was symptomatic isolated or combined subscapularis tears involving more than the upper one-half partial thickness or full thickness of the tendon. This study included patients if they had full-thickness subscapularis tears or partial-thickness subscapularis tears with PASTA , an inadequate level of tendon retraction, underwent arthroscopic single-row WeyFix repair, underwent MRI preoperatively and at 1~12 months postoperatively in some patients, and had been followed up for at least 1 years after surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were torn tendons retracted medially to the glenoid level, less than 3 months between the onset of symptoms and surgery, revision repair, infection history, glenohumeral osteoarthritis, and less than 1-year follow-up.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| active range of motion;visual analog scale (VAS);American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES);Constant scores; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHewei WEI *M.D., Ph.D.
The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed