NCT04587180

Cutting-through at the Greater Tuberosity

The Correlation Between the Bone Mineral Density of the Proximal Humerus and Cutting-through at the Greater Tuberosity in Arthroscopic Suture-bridge Rotator Cuff Repair

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 95 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators evaluated the correlation between cutting-through at the greater tuberosity (GT) just medial to the lateral knotless anchor in arthroscopic suture-bridge rotator cuff repair and the bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine, hip and GT of the proximal humerus and to evaluate factors and clinical outcomes related to cutting-through at the GT.

Detailed description

Seventy-eight patients who underwent arthroscopic suture-bridge rotator cuff repair and who had undergone dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans before surgery were included. Patients were divided into two groups: patients who had cutting-through (46, group I) and patients who did not (32, group II). Clinical and radiological data including demographics, BMDs, fatty infiltration of rotator cuff muscles, tear size, tear involvement, VAS pain score, and ASES score were analyzed.

Conditions

• Rotator Cuff Tears

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Arthroscopic suture-bridge rotator cuff repair	Arthroscopic suture-bridge repair is a widely used and universal surgical method for symptomatic rotator cuff tear patients. It is arthroscopic surgery to reattach ruptured rotator cuff tendons to the original insertion (greater tuberosity) using medial and lateral row anchors.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-31
• Completion: 2015-12-31
• First posted: 2020-10-14
• Last updated: 2020-10-19