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Volume 6 Issue 1 (January, 2018)

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A comparative assessment of mini-open repair versus a completely arthroscopic technique for rotator cuff tears
Rakesh Thakkar, Mohd Sameer Qureshi

Background: Rotator cuff conditions, the main cause of pain in the shoulder girdle, affect 20% of the general population and up to 50% of patients over 80 years. The present study was conducted to compare mini-open" repair versus a completely arthroscopic technique for rotator cuff tears. Materials & Methods: 68 patients with rotator cuff injury of both genders were divided randomly into 2 groups of 34 each. Group I patients were treated with mini open and group II with arthroscopic technique. Simple shoulder test (SST), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) rating scale, visual analog pain assessment (VAS) and SF12 was assessed. Results: Group I had 20 males and 14 females and group II had 18 males and 16 females. The mean UCLA in group I was 15 and in group II was 28, VAS pain improvement was 3.8 in group I and 4.7 in group II, short shoulder test improvement was 5.2 in group I and 4.1 in group II, active forward flexion improvement was 35 degrees in group I and 17 degree in group II and active abduction improvement was 30 degrees in group I and 21 degree in group II. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Both treatment modalities found to be equally effective in management of rotator cuff injury cases. Key words: Arthroscopic, Rotator cuff, Simple shoulder test

 
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