Arthroscopic Repair of Partial Thickness Articular-Side Rotator Cuff Tears: Transtendon Versus Conversion Repair Techniques

Cairo University (CU)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Partial Thickness Articular-Side Rotator Cuff Tears

Treatments

Procedure: Arthroscopic Transtendon Repair

Procedure: Arthroscopic Conversion Repair

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07289659

N-383-2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

This prospective randomized clinical trial compared two arthroscopic techniques for repairing partial-thickness articular-side rotator cuff tears: transtendon repair and conversion repair. Eligible patients with symptomatic tears exceeding 50% of tendon thickness, confirmed by MRI and intraoperative assessment, were randomly assigned to either repair technique. Functional outcomes, range of motion, complications, and MRI healing were assessed up to 24 months postoperatively

Enrollment

54 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients suffering symptomatic PT-RCTs exceeding 50% of the tendon thickness, documented by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed by arthroscopy intraoperative.
Failure of nonoperative management for at least 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Prior shoulder surgery.
Severe concomitant pathologies including glenohumeral arthritis, advanced subscapularis tear, and biceps tendon rupture.
Associated Bankart lesion.
Patients with uncontrolled Diabetes mellites.