Rotator Cuff Tendon Blood Flow in a Sheep Model – A Comparison of Single- vs. Double-Row Repairs (SS-19)

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. e11-e12
Author(s):  
Nicolas Joachim Dedy ◽  
Dennis Liem ◽  
Gregor Hauschild ◽  
Georg Gosheger ◽  
Shirin Meier ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 470-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Liem ◽  
Nicolas J. Dedy ◽  
Gregor Hauschild ◽  
Georg Gosheger ◽  
Shirin Meier ◽  
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Author(s):  
Theodore F. Schlegel ◽  
Karimdad Amir Otarodifard ◽  
Richard J. Hawkins ◽  
Thomas Vangsness ◽  
Christopher Bui ◽  
...  

Recently, there has been considerable interest in the ability to repair the rotator cuff tendon to its anatomic site along the articular margin of the footprint for either double row repairs or with a PASTA lesion. Unfortunately, this can often be difficult to perform since it requires placing a fixation device at the articular margin and then bringing sutures through the rotator cuff tendon. A new technology allows for easy piercing of the rotator cuff tendon under direct visualization with simultaneous placement of the anchoring device. The second preloaded anchor can then be used to create a suture bridge over the tendon for tensioning and eventual security without tying knots. We hypothesized that suture staple double row repair with a knotless anchoring system along with a traditional lateral row fixation has similar biomechanical characteristics to the TOE rotator cuff repair. Therefore, the objective of this study was to quantify and compare the biomechanical characteristics of a knotless suture staple double row (SSDR) repair and transosseous equivalent (TOE) rotator cuff repair using matched pair shoulders.


2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Christoforetti ◽  
Ryan J. Krupp ◽  
Steven B. Singleton ◽  
Michael J. Kissenberth ◽  
Chad Cook ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 036354652110154
Author(s):  
Adam M. Johannsen ◽  
Justin W. Arner ◽  
Bryant P. Elrick ◽  
Philip-C. Nolte ◽  
Dylan R. Rakowski ◽  
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Background: Modern rotator cuff repair techniques demonstrate favorable early and midterm outcomes, but long-term results have yet to be reported. Purpose: To determine 10-year outcomes and survivorship after arthroscopic double-row transosseous-equivalent (TOE) rotator cuff repair. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence 4. Methods: The primary TOE rotator cuff repair procedure was performed using either a knotted suture bridge or knotless tape bridge technique on a series of patients with 1 to 3 tendon full-thickness rotator cuff tears involving the supraspinatus. Only patients who were 10 years postsurgery were included. Patient-reported outcomes were collected pre- and postoperatively, including American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE), shortened version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH), and satisfaction. Kaplan-Meier survivorship analysis was performed. Failure was defined as progression to revision surgery. Results: A total of 91 shoulders (56 men, 31 women) were included between October 2005 and December 2009. Mean follow-up was 11.5 years (range, 10.0-14.1 years). Of 91 shoulders, 5 (5.5%) failed and required revision surgery. Patient-reported outcomes for patients who survived were known for 80% (69/86). Outcomes scores at final follow-up were as follows: ASES, 93.1 ± 10.8; SANE, 87.5 ± 14.2; QuickDASH, 11.1 ± 13.5; and SF-12 physical component summary (PCS), 49.2 ± 10.1. There were statistically significant declines in ASES, SANE, and SF-12 PCS from the 5-year to 10-year follow-up, but none of these changes met the minimally clinically important difference threshold. Median satisfaction at final follow-up was 10 (range, 3-10). From this cohort, Kaplan-Meier survivorship demonstrated a 94.4% survival rate at a minimum of 10 years. Conclusion: Arthroscopic TOE rotator cuff repair demonstrates high patient satisfaction and low revision rates at a mean follow-up of 11.5 years. This information may be directly utilized in surgical decision making and preoperative patient counseling regarding the longevity of modern double-row rotator cuff repair.


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