Movement Patterns of the Shoulder Post Synthetic Interpositional PTFE Patch Repair for Large Rotator Cuff Tears

This study compared the outcomes of polytetrafluoroethylene patch repair (n=15), suture-anchor repair (n=8), reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (n=7), and normal shoulders (n=5). The inter-rater and intrarater reliability of radiography was excellent (r=0.98, 0.96). Glenohumeral joint movement at maximal active abduction following patch repair (59±5 degrees), suture-anchor repair (57±8 degrees) and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (52±7 degrees) was less than asymptomatic shoulders (95±3 degrees; P
Source: Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Research Article Source Type: research