Management of degenerative rotator cuff tears: A review and treatment strategy

Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Clement, Nicholas D ^a   Nie, Yuan X ^a   McBirnie, Julie M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HYALURONIC ACID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; DEGENERATIVE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84874439503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2555-4-48     Document Type: Review

References (50)

1. Monro A. A description of all the bursae mucosae of the human body 1788, London.
2. Dunn WR, Schackman BR, Walsh C, Lyman S, Jones EC, Warren RF, Marx RG. Variation in orthopaedic surgeons' perceptions about the indications for rotator cuff surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005, 87:1978-1984. 10.2106/JBJS.D.02944, 16140812.
3. Sher JS, Uribe JW, Posada A, Murphy BJ, Zlatkin MB. Abnormal findings on magnetic resonance images of asymptomatic shoulders. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1995, 77:10-15.
4. Tempelhof S, Rupp S, Seil R. Age-related prevalence of rotator cuff tears in asymptomatic shoulders. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999, 8:296-299. 10.1016/S1058-2746(99)90148-9, 10471998.
5. Yamaguchi K, Tetro AM, Blam O, Evanoff BA, Teefey SA, Middleton WD. Natural history of asymptomatic rotator cuff tears: a longitudinal analysis of asymptomatic tears detected sonographically. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2001, 10:199-203. 10.1067/mse.2001.113086, 11408898.
6. Murthi AM. Rotator cuff tears and cuff tear arthropasty. AAOS comprehensive orthopaedic review 2009, 817-826. USA: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Lieberman JR.
7. Hegedus EJ, Goode A, Campbell S, Morin A, Tamaddoni M, Moorman CT, Cook C. Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. Br J Sports Med 2008, 42:80-92.
8. Longo UG, Berton A, Ahrens PM, Maffulli N, Denaro V. Clinical tests for the diagnosis of rotator cuff disease. Sports Med Arthrosc 2011, 19:266-278. 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3182250c8b, 21822110.
9. Hamada K, Fukuda H, Mikasa M, Kobayashi Y. Roentgenographic findings in massive rotator cuff tears. A long-term observation. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1990, 254:92-96.
10. Gazzola S, Bleakney RR. Current imaging of the rotator cuff. Sports Med Arthrosc 2011, 19:300-309. 10.1097/JSA.0b013e3182189468, 21822112.
11. Neer CS. Impingement lesions. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1983, 173:70-77.
12. Yamanaka K, Matsumoto T. The joint side tear of the rotator cuff. A followup study by arthrography. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1994, 304:68-73.
13. Weber SC. Arthroscopic debridement and acromioplasty versus mini-open repair in the treatment of significant partial-thickness rotator cuff tears. Arthroscopy 1999, 15:126-131. 10.1053/ar.1999.v15.0150121, 10210067.
14. Fukuda H, Hamada K, Nakajima T, Tomonaga A. Pathology and pathogenesis of the intratendinous tearing of the rotator cuff viewed from en bloc Histologic sections. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1994, 304:60-67.
15. Hamada K, Tomonaga A, Gotoh M, Yamakawa H, Fukuda H. Intrinsic healing capacity and tearing process of torn supraspinatus tendons: in situ hybridization study of alpha 1 (I) procollagen mRNA. J Orthop Res 1997, 15:24-32. 10.1002/jor.1100150105, 9066523.
16. Lohr JF, Uhthoff HK. The microvascular pattern of the supraspinatus tendon. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1990, 254:35-38.
17. Rathbun JB, Macnab I. The microvascular pattern of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1970, 52:540-553.
18. Rothman RH, Parke WW. The vascular anatomy of the rotator cuff. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1965, 41:176-186.
19. Ecklund KJ, Lee TQ, Tibone J, Gupta R. Rotator cuff tear arthropathy. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2007, 15:340-349.
20. Neer CS, Craig EV, Fukuda H. Cuff-tear arthropathy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1983, 65:1232-1244.
21. Hamada K, Yamanaka K, Uchiyama Y, Mikasa T, Mikasa M. A radiographic classification of massive rotator cuff tear arthritis. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2011, 469:2452-2460. 10.1007/s11999-011-1896-9, 3148384, 21503787.
22. Shibata Y, Midorikawa K, Emoto G, Naito M. Clinical evaluation of sodium hyaluronate for the treatment of patients with rotator cuff tear. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2001, 10:209-216. 10.1067/mse.2001.113501, 11408900.
23. Chou WY, Ko JY, Wang FS, Huang CC, Wong T, Wang CJ, Chang HE. Effect of sodium hyaluronate treatment on rotator cuff lesions without complete tears: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2010, 19:557-563. 10.1016/j.jse.2009.08.006, 19963403.
24. Ejnisman B, Andreoli CV, Soares BG, Fallopa F, Peccin MS, Abdalla RJ, Cohen M. Interventions for tears of the rotator cuff in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004, 1:CD002758.
25. Bartolozzi A, Andreychik D, Ahmad S. Determinants of outcome in the treatment of rotator cuff disease. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1994, 308:90-97.
26. Bokor DJ, Hawkins RJ, Huckell GH, Angelo RL, Schickendantz MS. Results of nonoperative management of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1993, 294:103-110.
27. Itoi E, Tabata S. Conservative treatment of rotator cuff tears. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1992, 275:165-173.
28. Prasad N, Odumala A, Elias F, Jenkins T. Outcome of open rotator cuff repair. An analysis of risk factors. Acta Orthop Belg 2005, 71:662-666.
29. Ellman H, Hanker G, Bayer M. Repair of the rotator cuff. End-result study of factors influencing reconstruction. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1986, 68:1136-1144.
30. Goutallier D, Postel JM, Gleyze P, Leguilloux P, Van DS. Influence of cuff muscle fatty degeneration on anatomic and functional outcomes after simple suture of full-thickness tears. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2003, 12:550-554. 10.1016/S1058-2746(03)00211-8, 14671517.
31. Goutallier D, Postel JM, Bernageau J, Lavau L, Voisin MC. Fatty infiltration of disrupted rotator cuff muscles. Rev Rhum Engl Ed 1995, 62:415-422.
32. Thomazeau H, Rolland Y, Lucas C, Duval JM, Langlais F. Atrophy of the supraspinatus belly. Assessment by MRI in 55 patients with rotator cuff pathology. Acta Orthop Scand 1996, 67:264-268. 10.3109/17453679608994685, 8686465.
33. Samilson RL, Binder WF. Symptomatic full thickness tears of rotator cuff: an analysis of 292 shoulders in 276 patients. Orthop Clin North Am 1975, 6:449-466.
34. Hawkins RH, Dunlop R. Nonoperative treatment of rotator cuff tears. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1995, 321:178-188.
35. Oh LS, Wolf BR, Hall MP, Levy BA, Marx RG. Indications for rotator cuff repair: a systematic review. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2007, 455:52-63.
36. Mansat P, Cofield RH, Kersten TE, Rowland CM. Complications of rotator cuff repair. Orthop Clin North Am 1997, 28:205-213. 10.1016/S0030-5898(05)70280-7, 9113716.
37. Bellumore Y, Mansat M, Assoun J. Results of the surgical repair of the rotator cuff. Radio-clinical correlation. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot 1994, 80:582-594.
38. Harryman DT, Mack LA, Wang KY, Jackins SE, Richardson ML, Matsen FA. Repairs of the rotator cuff. Correlation of functional results with integrity of the cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1991, 73:982-989.
39. Jost B, Zumstein M, Pfirrmann CW, Gerber C. Long-term outcome after structural failure of rotator cuff repairs. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006, 88:472-479.
40. Sperling JW, Cofield RH, Schleck C. Rotator cuff repair in patients fifty years of age and younger. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004, 86-A:2212-2215.
41. Knudsen HB, Gelineck J, Sojbjerg JO, Olsen BS, Johannsen HV, Sneppen O. Functional and magnetic rsonance imaging evaluation after single-tendon rotator cuff reconstruction. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999, 8:242-246. 10.1016/S1058-2746(99)90136-2, 10389080.
42. Zanetti M, Jost B, Hodler J, Gerber C. MR imaging after rotator cuff repair: full-thickness defects and bursitis-like subacromial abnormalities in asymptomatice subjects. Skeletal Radiol 2000, 29:314-319. 10.1007/s002560000203, 10929412.
43. Galatz LM, Ball CM, Teefey SA, Middleton WD. The outcome and repair integrity of completely arthroscopically repaired large and massive rotator cuff tears. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004, 86:219-224.
44. Gerber C, Fuchs B, Hodler J. The results of repair of massive tears of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000, 82:505-515.
45. Thomazeau H, Boukobza E, Morcet N, Chaperon J, Langlais F. Prediction of rotator cuff repair results by magnetic resonance imaging. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1997, 344:275-283.
46. Djurasovic M, Marra G, Arroyo JS, Pollock RG, Flatlow EL, Bigliani LU. Revision rotator cuff repair: factors influencing results. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2001, 83:1849-1855.
47. Jost B, Pfirrmann CW, Gerber C, Switzerland Z. Clinical outcome after structural failure of rotator cuff tears. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2000, 82:304-314.
48. Lindley K, Jones GL. Outcomes of arthroscopic versus open rotator cuff repair: a systematic review of the literature. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 2010, 39:592-600.
49. Trappey GJ, Gartsman GM. A systematic review of the clinical outcomes of single row versus double row rotator cuff repairs. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2011, 20:S14-S19. 10.1016/j.jse.2010.12.001, 21281917.
50. Gartsman GM, Drake GN, Edwards TB, Elkousy HA, Hammerman SM, O'Connor DP. Ultrasound evaluation of arthroscopic full-thickness supraspinatus rotator cuff repair: single row versus double row suture bridge (transosseous equivalent) fixation. Results of a randomized prospective study. American society of shoulder and elbow surgeons 2010 speciality day 2010, LA: New Orleans.