Efficacy of early arthroscopic shoulder treatment of moderate full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus tendon
10.3760/cma.j.cn501098-20210330-00209
- VernacularTitle:早期肩关节镜下治疗中度冈上肌腱全层撕裂的疗效
- Author:
Zhe JI
1
;
Jintao XIU
;
Baojun CHEN
;
Lang BAI
;
Meiguang XU
;
Qian HAN
;
Zhanhai YIN
Author Information
1. 西安交通大学第一附属医院骨科 710061
- Keywords:
Rotator cuff injuries;
Arthroscopy;
Rehabilitation;
Surgical timing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Trauma
2021;37(10):888-893
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of early arthroscopic shoulder treatment of moderate full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus tendon.Methods:A retrospective case control study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of 43 patients with moderate full-thickness supraspinatus tendon tear admitted to First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University from January 2018 to June 2020,including 17 males and 26 females,aged from 41 to 68 years[(55.9±8.2)years]. All patients had arthroscopic shoulder supraspinatus tendon suture and acromioplasty,including 22 patients underwent surgery within 1 month after persistent shoulder pain and motion limitation in early group and 21 patients between 1 month and 3 months in late group. The duration of operation and intraoperative blood loss were recorded. The visual analogue scale(VAS),American Shoulder and Elbow Society(ASES)score and Constant-Murley score were assessed before operation and at postoperative 3 weeks,6 weeks,3 months and 6 months. The complications were detected with 6 months after operation. Results:All patients were followed up for 6-7 months[(6.4±0.4)months]. There was no statistical significance in operation duration and intraoperative blood loss between the two groups( P>0.05). At 3 weeks,6 weeks,3 months and 6 months after operation,there showed significant decrease of VAS but significant increase of ASES and Constant-Murley scores compared to preoperation( P<0.05). At 3 weeks and 6 weeks after operation,the VAS in early group[(4.4±0.9)points,(3.7±0.8)points]was lower than that in late group[(5.5±1.0)points,(4.8±1.1)points];while the ASES score[(49.1±4.6)points,(56.8±4.1)points]and Constant-Murley score[(54.1±4.8)points,(64.1±4.4)points]in early group were higher than those in late group[ASES score:(45.2±5.4)points,(50.3±5.4)points;Constant-Murley score:(50.5±3.3)points,(58.2±3.9)points]( P<0.05). At 3 months and 6 months after operation,the two groups showed no statistical significance in these scores. There were no postoperative complications such as infection or nerve injury in both group within 6 months. Conclusion:For moderate full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus tendon,arthroscopic shoulder surgery performed within 1 month after persistent shoulder pain and motion limitation can achieve better pain relief and faster functional rehabilitation in the short term compared with surgery performed 1-3 months later.