Duration of Immobilization After Rotator Cuff Repair: Its Clinical Impact

Samsung Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tear

Treatments: Procedure: Immobilization

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00891566

2008-04-051

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the immobilization period is helpful for the better healing of repaired rotator cuff.

The investigators hypothesis is that the longer immobilization after rotator cuff repair will help the healing of rotator cuff.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medium to large sized cuff tear (2-4 cm)
• Yes subscapular partial fraying or longitudinal split side to side
• Yes acromioplasty
• Yes AC arthritis with mumford procedure
• Yes biceps tenotomy or tenodesis

Exclusion criteria

• No arthritic changes of glenohumeral joint
• No combined infection
• No mini-open procedures
• No complete subscapularis tear
• No incomplete repair
• No small tears or side to side repairs without anchors
• No pregnancy