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KMID : 0858320090120020199
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Journal of the Korean Shoulder Elbow Society
2009 Volume.12 No. 2 p.199 ~ p.206
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Clinical Outcomes After Arthroscopic Double-Row Rotator Cuff Repair and Evaluation of Suff Integrity by CT Arthrography
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Jo Chris H.
Lee Jae-Hyup
Lee Ji-Ho
Yoon Kang-Sup
Kang Seung-Baek
Han Hyuk-Soo
Rhee Seung-Hwan
Kim Je-Kyoon
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Abstract
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Purpose: Our goal for this study was to prospectively evaluate the functional & structural outcomes, by means of CT arthroscopy, of arthroscopic double-row fixation for treating rotator cuff tear. We also attempted to determine the variants that affect the functional & structural outcomes.
Materials and Methods : Twenty seven consecutive patients underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with double-row fixation. The average age at the time of the operation was fifty six years. The preoperative and postoperative examinations consisted of determining the Constant score, the score for the visual analogue scale for pain, the UCLA score, the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, as well as a full physical examination of the shoulder. Preoperative MR arthrography was used to evaluate the integrity and atrophy of the rotator cuff. We measured the intraoperative tear size in the sagittal and coronal planes. Postoperative CT arthrography was used at one year postoperatively to evaluate the integrity and atrophy of the repaired tendons and muscles.
Results: Preoperative MR arthrography revealed an average 29.22 mm tear size in the sagittal plane and an average 22.72 mm tear size in the coronal plane. Twelve cases of supraspinatus muscle atrophy and two cases of infraspinatus atrophy were observed on the preoperative MR arthrography. The average clinical outcome scores all significantly improved at the time of follow-up. At a mean of one year postoperatively, CT arthrography revealed 48.1% of the shoulders had healed, 11.1% showed incomplete healing and 40.7% showed retear of the repaired tendon.
Conclusion: Arthroscopic double-row repair can result in improved clinical outcomes and good patient satisfaction. However, the problems about how to enhance healing of the repaired tendon still remain.
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KEYWORD
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Shoulder, Rotator cuff tear, Arthroscopid double row fixation, CT arthrography
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