Outcomes After Repair of Acute Rotator Cuff Tears

Structural and Clinical Outcomes After Repair of Acute Rotator Cuff Tears

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01140230

Acronym

HBStud2

Enrollment

Registered

2010-06-09

Start date

2009-08-31

Completion date

2010-05-31

Last updated

2010-06-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Rotator Cuff Tear

Keywords

rotator cuff tear, rotator cuff repair, age, timing to surgery

Brief summary

Few studies are considering acute traumatic rotator cuff tears in previously asymptomatic patients. The purpose of the current study was to investigate if delay of surgery, age at repair and the number of cuff tendons involved affected the structural and clinical outcomes.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

42 Years to 83 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* significant trauma to the shoulder * sudden onset of symptoms * asymptomatic in the shoulder before trauma * pseudoparalysis in the shoulder after trauma * full thickness rotator cuff tear of at least one tendon

Exclusion criteria

* patients with previous or gradual onset of symptoms in the traumatised shoulder * partial rotator cuff tear * displaced fracture

Outcome results