Outcomes After Repair of Acute Rotator Cuff Tears
Completed
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Registration Number
- NCT01140230
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
- Brief Summary
Few studies are considering acute traumatic rotator cuff tears in previously asymptomatic patients. The purpose of the current study was to investigate if delay of surgery, age at repair and the number of cuff tendons involved affected the structural and clinical outcomes.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
- significant trauma to the shoulder
- sudden onset of symptoms
- asymptomatic in the shoulder before trauma
- pseudoparalysis in the shoulder after trauma
- full thickness rotator cuff tear of at least one tendon
Exclusion Criteria
- patients with previous or gradual onset of symptoms in the traumatised shoulder
- partial rotator cuff tear
- displaced fracture
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method