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. 2015 Feb 12;12(3):126-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2015.01.019. eCollection 2015 Sep.

Outcomes are favorable in Asian patients undergoing deltoid-on open rotator cuff repair without acromioplasty

Wei-An Joel Lim  1 , Hamid Rahmatullah Bin Abd Razak  1 , Lee-Wei Lim  1 , Ian Dominic Dhanaraj  1 , Sedeek Mohamed Sedeek Mosaid  1 , Hwee-Chye Andrew Tan  1
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Outcomes are favorable in Asian patients undergoing deltoid-on open rotator cuff repair without acromioplasty

Wei-An Joel Lim et al. J Orthop. .

Abstract

Background: To evaluate if rotator cuff repair without acromioplasty would result in improvement in outcomes without the risks associated with acromioplasty in Asian patients.

Methods: 38 primary repairs of tears of the rotator cuff were performed through a deltoid-on approach. The Simple Shoulder Test (SST) and UCLA shoulder rating scale were measured preoperatively and at 2 years post-operatively.

Results: There was a significant improvement in the SST 2 years post-operatively (p < 0.001). UCLA scores for pain control and function (p < 0.001) also significantly improved 2 years post-operatively.

Conclusion: Outcomes are favorable in Asians following deltoid-on open rotator cuff repair without acromioplasty.

Level of evidence: III.

Keywords: Acromioplasty; Asian; Clinical outcomes; Deltoid-on; Rotator cuff; Shoulder.

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