scholarly journals Bridging Allograft Reconstruction Is Superior to Maximal Repair for the Treatment of Chronic, Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Results of a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 3173-3183
Author(s):  
Ivan Wong ◽  
Sara Sparavalo ◽  
John-Paul King ◽  
Catherine M. Coady
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
Massive Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Acromiohumeral Distance ◽  
Retear Rate ◽  
Repair Group ◽  
Reconstruction Group ◽  
Rotator Cuff Arthropathy

Background: Despite advances in surgical techniques, the use of maximal repair to treat large or massive rotator cuff tears results in a high retear rate postoperatively. Currently, no randomized controlled trials have compared the outcomes of maximal repair with interposition dermal allograft bridging reconstruction. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that large or massive rotator cuff tendon tears reconstructed using bridging dermal allograft would have better clinical outcomes 2 years postoperatively, as measured using the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC) index, than would those receiving the current gold standard treatment of debridement and maximal repair alone. We also expected that patients treated via bridging reconstruction using dermal allograft would have fewer postoperative failures as assessed using postoperative magnetic resonance imaging scans. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence 1. Methods: A sample size of 30 patients (determined using a priori sample size calculation) with massive, retracted rotator cuff tears were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 groups: maximal repair or bridging reconstruction using dermal allograft. All patients completed questionnaires (WORC and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand [DASH]) preoperatively and postoperatively at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years. The primary outcome of this study was the WORC index at 2 years. Secondary outcomes included healing rate, progression of rotator cuff arthropathy, and postoperative acromiohumeral distance in both groups. Results: Patients treated via bridging reconstruction using dermal allograft had better postoperative WORC and DASH scores (23.93 ± 24.55 and 15.77 ± 19.27, respectively) compared with patients who received maximal repair alone (53.36 ± 31.93 and 34.32 ± 23.31, respectively). We also noted increased progression to rotator cuff arthropathy in the maximal repair group with an increased retear rate when compared with the reconstruction group (87% and 21%, respectively; P < .001). The acromiohumeral distance was maintained in the reconstruction group but significantly decreased in the maximal repair group. Conclusion: Rotator cuff bridging reconstruction using a dermal allograft demonstrated improved patient-reported outcomes as measured using the WORC index 2 years postoperatively. This technique also showed favorable structural healing rates and decreased progression to arthropathy compared with maximal repair. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01987973)

scholarly journals Healing Rates of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears by Allograft Reconstruction vs Maximal Repair - A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7_suppl5) ◽  
pp. 2325967119S0038
Author(s):  
Purnachandra Tejaswi ◽  
Ivan H. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Repair Group ◽  
Reconstruction Group

Objectives: To determine the healing rate of rotator cuff reconstruction with an acellular human dermal allograft compared with the current gold standard arthroscopic maximal rotator cuff repair of large, chronic tears of the rotator cuff. Methods: Thirty patients with a two-tendon chronic retracted rotator cuff tear were enrolled in the study and were randomly allocated (15) to each group. All the patients were evaluated for structural integrity of repair using a 1.5 T MRI at an average of 15 months after surgery. Rotator cuff arthropathy (RCA) and acromio-humeral distance (AHD) were graded using X-rays. WORC, DASH, MARX scores, range of motion (ROM) of shoulder were also analyzed. Results: The re-tear rate in reconstruction group was 13% (2 of 15 patients) compared to 67%(10/15) in repair group (p=0.008). Progression of RCA was seen in 7.14%(1/14) and 35.71%(4/14) of patients in reconstruction and repair group; respectively (p=0.006). The change in AHD (preop-postop) was significantly higher in repair (reduced by 2.27 mm) than the reconstruction group (increased by 0.1 mm) (P=0.006). Both groups had significant improvements in patient reported outcome scores. Reconstruction group had statistically significant better forward flexion (p= 0.01) and scapular plane abduction (p=0.03) compared to repair. Conclusion: Rotator cuff reconstruction with a dermal allograft demonstrated favourable structural healing rates and improved range of motion compared to maximal repair in the short term. Moreover, those in the maximal repair group were more likely to develop RCA compared to reconstruction.

Massive Rotator Cuff Tears and Rotator Cuff Arthropathy

2012 ◽  
pp. 99-137
Author(s):  
Antonio Cartucho ◽  
Pascal Gleyze ◽  
Antoon Van Raebroeckx ◽  
Bruno Toussaint ◽  
Roman Brzoska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
Massive Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
Rotator Cuff Arthropathy

scholarly journals Outcome of partial repair of massive rotator cuff tears with and without human tissue allograft bridging repair

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhakant Pandey ◽  
Suhayl Tafazal ◽  
Srinivasan Shyamsundar ◽  
Amit Modi ◽  
Harvinder Pal Singh
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Human Tissue ◽  
Constant Score ◽  
Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
Partial Repair ◽  
Massive Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
Tissue Allograft ◽  
Tissue Matrix ◽  
Repair Group

Background The surgical management of massive rotator cuff tears remains a challenge. It is suggested that, even in a massive tear that appears irreparable, attempting to repair it as much as possible can be helpful in improving functional outcomes. However the results can be short term and variable. The purpose of our study was to determine if human tissue allograft bridged repair of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears to achieve a complete repair produces similar outcomes compared to partial repair alone. Methods We prospectively reviewed outcome scores in 13 patients who underwent partial repair alone for massive irreparable rotator cuff tears and compared them to 13 patients who had partial repairs bridged with allograft. Oxford and Constant scores were compared pre-operatively and at a minimum follow-up of 2 years (range 2 years to 5 years). Results The mean improvement in the Constant score at final follow-up compared to pre-operative scores was 27.7 points in the partial repair group and 42.8 points in the allograft group ( p < 0.01). The Oxford Shoulder Score improved mean of 19.3 points in the partial repair group and 29 points in the allograft group ( p < 0.02) at 2 years. Conclusions Human tissue matrix allograft provides a better outcome for open bridging of irreparable rotator cuff tears than partial repair alone.

scholarly journals Suprascapular neuropathy in the setting of rotator cuff tears: study protocol for a double-blinded randomized controlled trial

Trials ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Platon Sachinis ◽  
Achilleas Boutsiadis ◽  
Sotirios Papagiannopoulos ◽  
Konstantinos Ditsios ◽  
Anastasios Christodoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Suprascapular Neuropathy ◽  
Double Blinded

scholarly journals Arthroscopic Repair of Rotator Cuff Tears by Human Dermal Allograft Reconstruction vs Maximal Repair

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7_suppl6) ◽  
pp. 2325967120S0033
Author(s):  
Jian Xu ◽  
Anjaneyulu Purnachandra Tejasw Ravipati ◽  
John-Paul King ◽  
Catherine Coady ◽  
Ivan Wong
Keyword(s):  
Rotator Cuff ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Rotator Cuff Tears ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Western Ontario Rotator Cuff ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Repair Group ◽  
Reconstruction Group

Objectives: To determine healing rate of rotator cuff reconstruction with an acellular human dermal allograft compared with the gold standard arthroscopic maximal rotator cuff repair of large, chronic tears of the rotator cuff. Methods: Thirty patients with a two-tendon chronic retracted rotator cuff tear were enrolled in the study and were randomly allocated (15) to each group. All the patients were evaluated for structural integrity of repair using a 1.5T MRI at an average of 15 months after surgery. Rotator cuff arthropathy (RCA) and acromio-humeral distance (AHD) were graded using X-rays. Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC), Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH), Marx Activity Rating Scale (MARX) scores, range of motion (ROM) of shoulder were analyzed. Results: The re-tear rate in the reconstruction group was 13% (2 of 15 patients) compared to 73% (11/15) in the repair group (p=0.008). Progression of RCA was seen in 7% (1/15) and 35.71% (5/15) of patients in the reconstruction and repair group, respectively (p=0.006). The change in AHD (preop-postop) was significantly higher in the repair (reduced by 2.27 mm) than the reconstruction group (increased by 0.1 mm) (P=0.006). Both groups had significant improvements in patient reported outcome scores. The reconstruction group had statistically significant better forward flexion (p= 0.01) and scapular plane abduction (p=0.03) compared to the repair group. Conclusions: Rotator cuff reconstruction with a dermal allograft demonstrated favorable structural healing rates and improved range of motion compared to maximal repair in the short term. Moreover, the maximal repair group were more likely to develop RCA than reconstruction. [Table: see text]

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