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. 2021 Aug 13;100(32):e26791.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000026791.

Difference in the results of repair made with single or double rows according to the shape and size of the tear in arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery

Ozgun Karakus  1 , Ozgur Karaman  2 , Ahmet Sinan Sari  3 , Baransel Saygi  4
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Difference in the results of repair made with single or double rows according to the shape and size of the tear in arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery

Ozgun Karakus et al. Medicine (Baltimore). .

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect on the results of patients applied with arthroscopic full layer total layer rotator cuff repair made according to the shape and size of the tear.The study included a total of 120 patients applied with arthroscopic full layer rotator cuff repair as single or double row repair. The patients were separated into 3 groups of 40 according to the shape of the tear, as Group A (crescent type), Group B (U type), and Group C (L type).The mean age of the whole sample was 66.68 ± 6.86 years (range, 50-81 years). A statistically significant difference was determined between the groups in respect of constant murley (CM), American shoulder and elbow surgeons score (ASES), and University of California Los Angeles score (UCLA) scores (P < .05). The scores of Group A of all the scales were found to be higher than those of Group C (P < .05). In single row and double row repair of small and medium-sized tears of all shapes, no significant difference was determined in respect of the CM and UCLA scores (P > .05).No significant difference was determined between single and double row repair of crescent type tears of all sizes. In large U-shaped tears, the CM, ASES, and UCLA scores were determined to be high in double row repair.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no funding and conflicts of interests to disclose.

Figures

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Figure 1
Illustraions of Single-Double Row Repair.
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Figure 2
(A) Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging of full layer rotator cuff tear. (B) Arthroscopic view of lateral anchor application. (C) Arthroscopic view after repair.
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Figure 3
Distribution of the Constant Murley scores.
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Figure 4
Distribution of the ASES scores.
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Figure 5
Distribution of the UCLA scores.
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