Rotator Cuff Tears
Conditions
Keywords
long head of the bicep tendon, rotator cuff tear, cross-sectional area
Brief summary
The main aim and scope of this study is making measurement and comparison of the cross-sectional area of the long head of the biceps tendon(LHBT) in the patients suffered form rotator cuff tear with different tear positions, and making observation and comparison of the impairment type of the LHBT in the patients suffered from rotator cuff tear with different tear positions. The results may identify the influence of the tear position on the LHBT.
Interventions
PROCEDUREArthroscopic rotator cuff repair
The rotator cuff tears were repaired under arthroscopy. A subacromial decompression was performed in all patients. Then the long head of the biceps with severe lesions were treated by tenotomy while the others were reserved according to the surgeon's judgment during the surgery.
Sponsors
RenJi Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* partial or full-thickness but reparable rotator cuff tear; * small- to large-sized rotator cuff tears being defined by DeOrio and Cofied4; * no improvements after at least 1 month of conservative treatment such as NSAIDs or corticosteroid injection.
Exclusion criteria
* massive rotator cuff tears being defined by DeOrio and Cofied; * patients with osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint; * trauma or a history of surgery at the shoulder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-operative measurement of the cross-sectional area of the long head of bicep tendon | Pre-operative | According to the pre-operative MRI scan, two sites of the long head of biceps tendon were measured by the Image-Pro Plus 6.0 software. One was the plane that passed the center of the glenoid cavity, the other one was the plane that passed the distal border of the glenoid cavity. The contour of the long head of biceps tendon was traced and the area was calculated by the software according to the MRI's scale. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Post-operative measurement of the cross-sectional area of the long head of bicep | 2 months after the surgery | According to the MRI scan 2 months after the surgery, two sites of the long head of biceps tendon were measured by the Image-Pro Plus 6.0 software. One was the plane that passed the center of the glenoid cavity, the other one was the plane that passed the distal border of the glenoid cavity. The contour of the long head of biceps tendon was traced and the area was calculated by the software according to the MRI's scale. |
Contacts
Primary ContactLin Du
Outcome results
None listed