Claudia C Sidler-Maier1, Jennifer A Mutch2, Martin Sidler3, Dimitra Leivadiotou4, Jubin B Payandeh5, Diane Nam6. 1. Upper Limb Surgery, Ashford and St Peter's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Chertsey, Surrey, UK. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St-Mary's Hospital Center, Montreal, Canada. 3. Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK. 4. Orthopaedic Department, East Surrey Hospital, Surrey, UK. 5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Canada. 6. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The surgical treatment of irreparable massive rotator cuff tears is challenging. The purpose of the present study was to report the initial outcomes after a modified latissimus dorsi transfer (LDT) augmented by acellular dermal allograft (ADA). METHODS: This retrospective study includes 24 patients managed with LDT using ADA augmentation as a bursal-sided onlay between March 2009 and December 2015. RESULTS: All patients were men with a mean age of 57 years (range 48 years to 70 years). Seven patients had a previously failed rotator cuff repair and ten patients presented with a deficient subscapularis tendon. At last follow-up (mean 27 months), there was a significant improvement in active forward flexion (mean increase 31°; p = 0.016), and abduction by 25° (p = 0.059). The acromiohumeral distance remained stable and the failure rate was low (4%). Neither a history of previous rotator cuff surgery, nor the presence of a subscapularis tear had a negative impact on functional outcome. CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort of patients, LDT augmented with ADA was a reasonable option for patients with previously failed rotator cuff repair, as well as in the subgroup of patients with a deficient subscapularis tendon. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV: Therapeutic study (case series).
BACKGROUND: The surgical treatment of irreparable massive rotator cuff tears is challenging. The purpose of the present study was to report the initial outcomes after a modified latissimus dorsi transfer (LDT) augmented by acellular dermal allograft (ADA). METHODS: This retrospective study includes 24 patients managed with LDT using ADA augmentation as a bursal-sided onlay between March 2009 and December 2015. RESULTS: All patients were men with a mean age of 57 years (range 48 years to 70 years). Seven patients had a previously failed rotator cuff repair and ten patients presented with a deficient subscapularis tendon. At last follow-up (mean 27 months), there was a significant improvement in active forward flexion (mean increase 31°; p = 0.016), and abduction by 25° (p = 0.059). The acromiohumeral distance remained stable and the failure rate was low (4%). Neither a history of previous rotator cuff surgery, nor the presence of a subscapularis tear had a negative impact on functional outcome. CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort of patients, LDT augmented with ADA was a reasonable option for patients with previously failed rotator cuff repair, as well as in the subgroup of patients with a deficient subscapularis tendon. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV: Therapeutic study (case series).
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GraftJacket; augmentation; human dermal tissue allograft; irreparable massive rotator cuff tear; latissimus dorsi; rotator cuff; tendon transfer
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