Arthroscopic Repair of Rotator Cuff Tears in Older Adults: A Retrospective Case-Series Study.

Autor:	Baytoon, Danyal, Schmidt, Viktor, Bazan, Aleksander, Wadsten, Mats, Sayed-Noor, Arkan
Předmět:	SHOULDER physiology SHOULDER pain treatment DOCUMENTATION PHYSICAL therapy SPORTS medicine POSTOPERATIVE care SELF-evaluation PEARSON correlation (Statistics) SURGERY PATIENTS ARM T-test (Statistics) ARTHROSCOPY QUESTIONNAIRES TREATMENT effectiveness RETROSPECTIVE studies MAGNETIC resonance imaging FUNCTIONAL status DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHI-squared test LONGITUDINAL method ORTHOPEDIC surgery ROTATOR cuff SURGICAL complications ROTATOR cuff injuries MEDICAL records ACQUISITION of data QUALITY of life CASE studies SURGICAL site infections COMPARATIVE studies DATA analysis software SLEEP disorders RANGE of motion of joints OLD age
Zdroj:	Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation; 10/15/2024, p1-8, 8p
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Rotator cuff tears (RCTs) are a common source of pain in the shoulder girdle. There is still debate about the optimal treatment for older adults with RCTs. In clinical practice, patients who do not respond well to non-surgical management may still be eligible for operative treatment. In this study, we assessed the outcome of arthroscopic repair of RCTs in patients ≥60 years old. Material and method: A retrospective case series was conducted to include patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of RCTs from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2021. The study included individuals aged ≥60 years who had radiologically confirmed RCTs (verified by MRI) and clinical findings including sleep-disturbing pain and reduced range of motion. Preoperative treatment included physiotherapy for at least 6 months and one subacromial corticosteroid injection. Results: Fifty-three RCTs were treated during the study period. After exclusion because of incomplete documentation, 45 patients remained. The mean age was 66 years and 80% had isolated supraspinatus tears and 25% had variable degrees of fatty infiltration (Goutallier grade 1-3) on MRI examination with positive tangent sign. There were no surgical site infections and three symptomatic re-ruptures (6%). At follow-up, (71%) reported no remaining sleep-disturbing shoulder pain. Abduction improved from 62° to 122°. Flexion improved from 68° to 135°. This study found that people aged 60 years and older who underwent repair of RCTs showed statistically significant clinical improvement in shoulder flexion and abduction with less sleep-disturbing shoulder pain. These encouraging results may contribute to the existing literature, favoring the choice of surgical treatment for symptomatic RCTs in this age group with failed nonoperative treatment. Conclusion: The arthroscopic repair of RCTs in patients 60 years and older yielded a substantial increase in shoulder flexion and abduction, significantly reducing sleep-disturbing shoulder pain. Postoperative complications were minimal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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