Arthroscopic Biological Augmentation With Subacromial Bursa for Bursal Side Partial-thickness Rotator Cuff Tears

Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization

Status: Completed

Conditions: Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears

Treatments: Procedure: Augmentation with subacromial bursa + acromioplasty; Procedure: Rotator cuff debridement + acromioplasty

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05823428

Subacromial bursa Augmentation

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators aimed to compare the results of acromioplasty + arthroscopic debridement and acromioplasty + augmentation with subacromial bursa.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• bursal side rotator cuff tears in MRI sections
• Patients whose pain does not go away despite NSAIDs and standardized physical therapy by the same physiotherapist applied for 3 months
• 25-50% or 3-6 mm rotator cuff tear (Ellman grade 2) on the bursal side

Exclusion criteria

• Previous surgery
• tears greater than 50% or 6 mm

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Rotator cuff debridement + acromioplasty

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group A was formed by performing rotator cuff debridement + acromioplasty in 18 patients.

Treatment:

Procedure: Rotator cuff debridement + acromioplasty

Augmentation with subacromial bursa + acromioplasty

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B was formed by performing augmentation with subacromial bursa + acromioplasty in 22 patients.

Treatment:

Procedure: Augmentation with subacromial bursa + acromioplasty