A P Rosales-Varo1, M Zafra2, M A García-Espona3, M A Flores-Ruiz4, O Roda5. 1. Área de Traumatología, Hospital de Torrecárdenas, Almería, España. Electronic address: aprosalesv@gmail.com. 2. Instituto Traumatológico de Córdoba, Córdoba, España. 3. Área de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital de Torrecárdenas, Almería, España. 4. Área de Traumatología, Hospital del Mar, Cádiz, España. 5. Departamento de Anatomía Humana y Embriología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical results and radiographic findings after superior capsular reconstruction (SCR) of postero-superior symptomatic irreparable rotator cuff tears (PSIRCT) using a new SCR technique using autologous hamstring graft MATERIAL AND METHODS: From 2014 to 2016, 8 shoulders of 8 patients (mean age 59.6 years) with PSIRCT underwent SCR using autologous hamstring graft. Physical examination, X-ray and MRI were performed before the surgery and 12 months after it. A descriptive analysis was performed of the variables, and the non-parametric test of signs comparing the measurements taken before the operation and 12 months after it. RESULTS: We found an improvement in the Constant test from 49 before the SCR to 77.25 one year after the operation. The mean active flexion significantly increased from 99.3° to 142.5°. The mean preoperative AH distance increased from 5.25 (range from 3 to 7) before surgery to 8.18 (range from 6 to 10.5) after the SCR. There were no tears of the graft during follow-up. CONCLUSION: SCR with a hamstring graft improves the function of the shoulder in PSIRCT, and is an alternative technique for treating these injuries without closing the door to other types of surgery.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical results and radiographic findings after superior capsular reconstruction (SCR) of postero-superior symptomatic irreparable rotator cuff tears (PSIRCT) using a new SCR technique using autologous hamstring graft MATERIAL AND METHODS: From 2014 to 2016, 8 shoulders of 8 patients (mean age 59.6 years) with PSIRCT underwent SCR using autologous hamstring graft. Physical examination, X-ray and MRI were performed before the surgery and 12 months after it. A descriptive analysis was performed of the variables, and the non-parametric test of signs comparing the measurements taken before the operation and 12 months after it. RESULTS: We found an improvement in the Constant test from 49 before the SCR to 77.25 one year after the operation. The mean active flexion significantly increased from 99.3° to 142.5°. The mean preoperative AH distance increased from 5.25 (range from 3 to 7) before surgery to 8.18 (range from 6 to 10.5) after the SCR. There were no tears of the graft during follow-up. CONCLUSION: SCR with a hamstring graft improves the function of the shoulder in PSIRCT, and is an alternative technique for treating these injuries without closing the door to other types of surgery.
Authors: Tyler J Smith; Anirudh K Gowd; John Kunkel; Lisa Kaplin; John B Hubbard; Kevin E Coates; Benjamin R Graves; Brian R Waterman Journal: Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil Date: 2020-12-27