Rotator cuff tears after 70years of age: A prospective, randomized, comparative study between decompression and arthroscopic repair in 154 patients

Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research

Volumn 99, Issue 8 S, 2013, Pages

  Flurin, P H ^a   Hardy, P ^b   Abadie, P ^a   Desmoineaux, P ^c   Essig, J ^d   Joudet, T ^e   Sommaire, C ^f   Thelu, C E ^g  

^a Clinique du sport de Bordeaux Merignac   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^d Médipole Garonne ^*  (France)

^e Clinique du Libournais   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^g CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Full thickness tear; Rotator cuff

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER;

ARTHROSCOPY; FULL-THICKNESS TEAR; ROTATOR CUFF;

AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROTATOR CUFF; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENDON INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889589212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Flurin P.H., Landreau P., Gregory T., Boileau P., Lafosse L., Guillo S., et al. Cuff integrity after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: correlation with clinical results in 576 cases. Arthroscopy 2007, 23(4):340-346.
2. Charousset C., Bellaiche L., Kalra K., Petrover D. Arthroscopic repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears: is there tendon healing in patients aged 65 years or older?. Arthroscopy 2010, 26(3):302-309.
3. Dezaly C., Sirveaux F., Philippe R., Wein-Remy F., Sedaghatian J., Roche O., et al. Arthroscopic treatment of rotator cuff tear in the over-60s: repair is preferable to isolated acromioplasty-tenotomy in the short term. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2011, 97(6 Suppl.):S125-S130. [Epub 2011 Jul 27]. 10.1016/j.otsr.2011.06.006.
4. Djahangiri A., Cozzolino A., Zanetti M., Helmy N., Rufibach K., Jost B., et al. Outcome of single-tendon rotator cuff repair in patients aged older than 65years. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2013, 22(1):45-51.
5. Downie B.K., Miller B.S. Treatment of rotator cuff tears in older individuals: a systematic review. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2012, 21:1255-1261.
6. Fehringer E.V., Sun J., VanOeveren L.S., Keller B.K., Matsen F.A. Full thickness rotator cuff tear prevalence and correlation with function and co-morbidities in patients sixty-five years and older. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2008, 17(6):881-885.
7. Grondel R.J., Savoie F.H., Field L.D. Rotator cuff repairs in patients 62years of age or older. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2001, 10(2):97-99.
8. Lam F., Mok D. Open repair of massive rotator cuff tears in patients aged sixty-five years or over: is it worthwhile?. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2004, 13(5):517-521.
9. Pearce C., Ricketts D., Wall S., Sexton S. Open repair of massive rotator cuff tears in patients aged sixty-five years or over; is it worthwhile?. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2005, 14(6):657. [Author reply 657].
10. Rebuzzi E., Coletti N., Schiavetti S., Giusto F. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients older than 60years. Arthroscopy 2005, 21(1):48-54.
11. Tempelhof S., Rupp S., Seil R. Age-related prevalence of rotator cuff tears in asymptomatic shoulders. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999, 8(4):296-299.
12. Verma N.N., Bhatia S., Baker C.L., Cole B.J., Boniquit N., et al. Outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients aged 70years or older. Arthroscopy 2010, 26(10):1273-1280.
13. Worland R.L., Arredondo J., Angles F., Lopez-Jimenez F. Repair of massive rotator cuff tears in patients older than 70years. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999, 8(1):26-30.
14. Fehringer E.V., Sun J., Cotton J., Carlson M.J., Burns E.M. Healed cuff repairs impart normal shoulder scores in those 65years of age and older. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2009, 468(6):1521-1525.
15. Robinson P.M., Wilson J., Dalal S., Parker R.A., Norburn P., Roy B.R. Rotator cuff repair in patients over 70years of age. Bone & Joint J 2013, 95-B(2):199-205.
16. Kempf J.F., Gleyze P., Bonnomet F., Walch G., Mole D., Frank A., et al. A multicenter study of 210 rotator cuff tears treated by arthroscopic acromioplasty. Arthroscopy 1999, 15(1):56-66.
17. Castagna A., Conti M., Markopoulos N., Borroni M., De Flaviis L., Giardella A., et al. Arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tear with a modified Mason-Allen stitch: mid-term clinical and ultrasound outcomes. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2008, 16(5):497-503. 10.1007/s00167-007-0461-2.
18. Gleyze P., Thomazeau H., Flurin P.H., Lafosse L., Gazielly D.F., Allard M. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a multicentric retrospective study of 87 cases with anatomical assessment. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot 2000, 86(6):566-574. [French].
19. Nho S.J., Brown B.S., Lyman S., Adler R.S., Altchek D.W., MacGillivray J.D. Prospective analysis of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: prognostic factors affecting clinical and ultrasound outcome. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2009, 18(1):13-20.
20. Oh J.H., Kim S.H., Ji H.M., Jo K.H., Bin S.W., Gong H.S. Prognostic factors affecting anatomic outcome of rotator cuff repair and correlation with functional outcome. Arthroscopy 2009, 25(1):30-39.
21. Patel V.R., Singh D., Calvert P.T., Bayley J.I. Arthroscopic subacromial decompression: results and factors affecting outcome. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1999, 8(3):231-237.
22. Thomazeau H., Gleyze P., Lafosse L., Walch G., Kelbérine F., Coudane H. Arthroscopic assessment of full-thickness rotator cuff tears. Arthroscopy 2000, 16(4):367-372.
23. Yamaguchi K., Ditsios K., Middleton W.D., Hildebolt C.F., Galatz L.M., Teefey S.A. The demographic and morphological features of rotator cuff disease. A comparison of asymptomatic and symptomatic shoulders. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006, 88(8):1699-1704.
24. Zvijac J.E., Levy H.J., Lemak L.J. Arthroscopic subacromial decompression in the treatment of full thickness rotator cuff tears: a 3- to 6-year follow-up. Arthroscopy 1994, 10(5):518-523.
25. Walch G., Edwards T.B., Boulahia A., Nové-Josserand L., Neyton L., Szabo I. Arthroscopictenotomy of the longhead of the biceps in the treatment of rotator cuff tears: clinical and radiographic results of 307 cases. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2005, 14(3):238-246.
26. Constant C., Murley A. A clinical method of functional assessment of the shoulder. Clin Orthop 1987, 214:160-161.
27. Suk M., Norvell D.C., Dettori J.R., Helfet D. Evidence-based orthopaedic surgery: what is evidence without the outcomes? In perspectives on modern orthopaedics. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2008, 16:123-129.
28. Lippitt S.B., Harryman D.T., Matsen F.A. A practical tool for evaluating function: the simple shoulder test. The shoulder: a balance of mobility and stability 1993, 519-529. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont. F.A. Mattsen, F.H. Fu, R.J. Hawkins (Eds.).
29. Michener L.A., McClure P.W., Sennett B.J. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons standardized shoulder assessment form, patient self-report section: reliability, validity, and responsiveness. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2002, 11:587-594.
30. Randelli P., Arrigoni P., Lubowitz J.H., Cabitza P., Denti M. Randomization procedures in orthopaedic trials. Arthroscopy 2008, 24(7):834-838.
31. Gladstone J.N., Bishop J.Y., Lo I.K., Flatow E.L. Fatty infiltration and atrophy of the rotator cuff do not improve after rotator cuff repair and correlate with poor functional outcome. Am J Sports Med 2007, 35(5):719-728.
32. Goutallier D., Postel J.M., Lavau L., Bernageau J. Impact of fatty degeneration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles on the prognosis of surgical repair of the rotator cuff. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot 1999, 85(7):668-676. [French].