cuff rupture
Conditions
Interventions
Conventional open and arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery.
Sponsors
Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Full thickness cuff rupture proven on MR-arthrography * Signed Informed Consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * age 75 year * neurologic etiology * glenohumeral instability * traumatic shoulder/old fracture * frozen shoulder * reumatoïd arthritis * history of shoulder infection * history of (attempt) cuff repair * history of wound healing problems (dehiscence, infections e.g.) * acromionresection * cuff arthropathy * perioperativally not able to close defect or partial thickness rupture * non compliance with regard to follow up * not capable of speaking and writting dutch language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (DASH) at different follow up visits (pre-op; 6 wk; 3 mth; 6 mth; 12 mth; 24 mth). Addendum: Standardized RoM*s before and after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS pain), Simple Shoulder Test (SST), Constant Murley score and clinical shoulder function 12 months post operativally. Evauation of cuff quality by MR-arthrography 12 months post operativally. Addendum: EMG shoulder muscle activation patterns during standardized tasks --> Activation ratio | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed