rotator cuff degeneration rotator cuff tears
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: MRI proven shoulder pathology for which shoulder surgery is needed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Age 80 years - No informed consent - Comorbidity: neurological disorders (stroke, M. Parkinson, dementia, muscle disease), rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatic, heart failure, COPD (Gold III-IV), chronic pain syndrome (fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome etc) - Metabolic diseases (e.g. insuline dependent DM) - Cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| RNA profiling difference between subscapular and deltoid muscles and its correlation to magnetic resoncace imaging | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cell proliferation cell apoptosis mitochondrial activity cell fusion cell senescence Constant score Range of motion Muscle Strength DASH WORC MR features including: - fatty infiltration - cross sectional surface area | — |
Contacts
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Postbus 9600