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1) Age 65 years and older.
2) Clinical suspicion rotator cuff rupture with pain and/or weakness while testing supraspinatus tendon and/or infraspinatus tendon.
3) MRI of the affected shoulder, assessed by two evaluators as full thickness suprasprinatus and/or infraspinatus rupture with retraction at least grade 2 according to the scale of Patte and intact non-dislocated long head biceps tendon.
4) Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Frozen shoulder (in more than 3 directions less than 50% of the normal range of motion, passive examination)
2) Symptomatic AC-artrosis on the ipsilateral side.
3) (Reumatoïd) arthritis
4) Diabetes Mellitus (type 1 and 2).
5) Language barrier or cognitive problem (not able to fill in the questionnaires).
5) Neurologic problems with functional shoulder complaints.
6) Surgical treatment in the past in the same shoulder.
7) Glenohumoral osteoarthritis
8) Inclusion of the contralateral shoulder in this study.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary outcome measure is the Constant-Murley Score. With this as outcome<br /><br>measure we can compare the results to the current literature.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcome is the Oxford Shoulder Score. Other questionnaires/tests<br /><br>where patients will be exposed to are the VAS pain score, EQ-5D questionnaire,<br /><br>Anchor questions questionnaire and the O'Brien test at the physical<br /><br>examination. We will also determine the size and anatomical location of the<br /><br>rotator cuff rupture on the MRI.</p><br>

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C.T. Koorevaar (principal investigator, orthopedic surgeon Deventer Hospital)A.V. Boeddha (coordinating investigator, orthopedic surgeon in training Deventer Hospital)

Updated 2/28/2024