Seung-Bae Oh1, Jae-Jung Jeong1, Jong-Hun Ji2, Kaushal Patel1, Won-Ha Hwang1, Joon-Hyung Cho1. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daejeon St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daejeon St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jijh87@gmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate clinical and radiological outcomes of medial row anchor insertion between 90° or 45° (deadman) angle in the suture-bridge rotator cuff repair of medium-to-large rotator cuff tears. METHODS: This retrospective analysis included 113 consecutive patients undergoing arthroscopic suture-bridge repair for medium-to-large rotator cuff tears (mean tear size: 2.8 × 2.3 cm) between 2010 and 2013. The patients were divided into two groups: group I (53 patients) and group II (60 patients) involving 90° and 45° medial row anchors, respectively. The conventional lateral row anchors were inserted in the suture-bridge repair. The clinical outcomes at 2 years and radiological outcomes including re-tear or footprint coverage (anteroposterior length and mediolateral width) of the repaired tendon using postoperative MRI were evaluated. RESULTS: Clinical outcome scores were significantly improved in both groups. However, Group I (90° anchor insertion group) showed better clinical scores without the difference of range of motion. The postoperative MRI revealed enlarged footprint coverage with 90° medial row anchor. The repaired footprint cuff size (mediolateral width) in the coronal plane MRI showed a statistically significant difference (45°: 19 mm vs. 90°: 24 mm) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Enhanced clinical outcomes and additional anatomical footprint coverage (coronal width of repaired tendon) in the suture-bridge repair are obtained with the 90° medial row anchors compared with the 45° medial row anchors. These findings would guide clinical application of 90° medial row anchor insertion for further medialization in the medium-to-large rotator cuff tears. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III (retrospective comparative trial).
PURPOSE: To evaluate clinical and radiological outcomes of medial row anchor insertion between 90° or 45° (deadman) angle in the suture-bridge rotator cuff repair of medium-to-large rotator cuff tears. METHODS: This retrospective analysis included 113 consecutive patients undergoing arthroscopic suture-bridge repair for medium-to-large rotator cuff tears (mean tear size: 2.8 × 2.3 cm) between 2010 and 2013. The patients were divided into two groups: group I (53 patients) and group II (60 patients) involving 90° and 45° medial row anchors, respectively. The conventional lateral row anchors were inserted in the suture-bridge repair. The clinical outcomes at 2 years and radiological outcomes including re-tear or footprint coverage (anteroposterior length and mediolateral width) of the repaired tendon using postoperative MRI were evaluated. RESULTS: Clinical outcome scores were significantly improved in both groups. However, Group I (90° anchor insertion group) showed better clinical scores without the difference of range of motion. The postoperative MRI revealed enlarged footprint coverage with 90° medial row anchor. The repaired footprint cuff size (mediolateral width) in the coronal plane MRI showed a statistically significant difference (45°: 19 mm vs. 90°: 24 mm) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Enhanced clinical outcomes and additional anatomical footprint coverage (coronal width of repaired tendon) in the suture-bridge repair are obtained with the 90° medial row anchors compared with the 45° medial row anchors. These findings would guide clinical application of 90° medial row anchor insertion for further medialization in the medium-to-large rotator cuff tears. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III (retrospective comparative trial).
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