ong term results of arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff ruptures.

Completed

Conditions: rotator cuff rupture
10005944

Registration Number: NL-OMON38524

Lead Sponsor: Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

- All patients diagnosed with a rotator cuff rupture, confirmed by MRI or ultrasound;
- All patients who received arthroscopic rotator cuff repair at the department of orthopaedic surgery of the OLVG between January 2001 and December 2004;
- Patients older than 18 years at the moment of diagnosis rotator cuff rupture;
- Surgical intervention: arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, including acromion plasty and tenodesis or tenotomy of long head biceps pathology.

Exclusion Criteria

- Inadequate knowledge of Dutch language;
- Post-operative incident of ipsilateral shoulder injury such as fractures or AC separation or shoulder dislocation;
- Neurological conditions influencing upper limb;
- Unable to visit the outpatient clinic to undergo CMS testing;

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Shoulder function as measured with the CMS during physical examination.<br /><br>The physical examination will be performed by the examiner (H.Geerdink).<br /><br><br /><br>CMS: Constant Murley Score (scale 0-100)<br /><br>This scoring system consists of four variables that are used to assess the<br /><br>function of the shoulder. The right and left shoulder are assessed separately.<br /><br>The subjective variables are pain and ADL (sleep, work, recreation / sport)<br /><br>which give a total of 35 points. The objective variables are range of motion<br /><br>and strength which give a total of 65 points. The CMS will be evaluated of both<br /><br>shoulders. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures