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Comparative Study
. 2005 Mar;87(3):348-51.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.87b3.15515.

Comparison of total and partial traumatic tears of the subscapularis tendon

P C Kreuz  1 , A Remiger, A Lahm, G Herget, A Gächter
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Comparative Study

Comparison of total and partial traumatic tears of the subscapularis tendon

P C Kreuz et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Mar.

Abstract

We treated surgically 16 shoulders with an isolated traumatic rupture of the subscapularis tendon over a six-year period. Nine patients had a total and seven a partial tear of the subscapularis tendon. Repair was undertaken through a small deltopectoral groove approach. The mean Constant score improved in total tears from 38.7 to 89.3 points (p = 0.003) and in partial tears from 50.7 to 87.9 points (p = 0.008). The total tears were significantly more improved by surgery than the partial tears (p = 0.001). The delay between trauma and surgery was inversely proportional to the improvement in the Constant score suggesting that early diagnosis and surgical repair improves outcome.

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