Relationship Between the Arthroscopic Anatomy of the Middle Glenohumeral Ligament and the Rotator Cuff Tear Position

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Rotator Cuff Tears

Treatments: Procedure: Rotator cuff repair

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05484271

IIT-2022-0074

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main aim and scope of this study is making observation and comparing the difference in the tear position in the patients suffered form rotator cuff tear with different arthroscopic anatomy of the middle glenohumeral ligament. The results may identify the influence of the middle glenohumeral ligament anatomy type on the rotator cuff tear.

Enrollment: 125 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• partial or full-thickness but reparable rotator cuff tear;
• small- to large-sized rotator cuff tears being defined by DeOrio and Cofied4;
• no improvements after at least 1 month of conservative treatment such as NSAIDs or corticosteroid injection.

Exclusion criteria

• massive rotator cuff tears being defined by DeOrio and Cofied;
• patients with osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint;
• trauma or a history of surgery at the shoulder.

Trial design

125 participants in 3 patient groups

Leaf-like and Cord-like type

Description:

Under arthroscopy, the anatomy of middle glenohumeral ligament was leaf-like or cord-like.

Treatment:

Procedure: Rotator cuff repair

Absent type

Description:

Under arthroscopy, the anatomy of middle glenohumeral ligament was absent.

Treatment:

Procedure: Rotator cuff repair

Burford complex type

Description:

Under arthroscopy, the anatomy of middle glenohumeral ligament manifested the burford complex.

Treatment:

Procedure: Rotator cuff repair