[The deltoid flap-plasty. Therapy of choice in large rotator cuff ruptures?].
Rotator cuff tear is an extremely common and important disease. An extensive rotator cuff tear is an incapacitating event and remains a major problem which forces to respect to the management. The late outcome of majors ruptures of such tears are often a defect-arthropathy with a complete destroy of the shoulder and a loss of flexibility caused by pain. The deltoid muscle plasty, as the logical reconstruction method and relatively easy to perform, lead to better results in compare to all the variety of surgical treatments of restoring the anatomical continuity. This article reviews the clinical manifestations, operative technique and the results associated with the treatment by deltoid muscle plasty. Based on the results. Based on the results of flexibility, and postoperative pain in shoulder we conclude that the early results in our group of the first 20 patients are excellent. 84% of the patients were subjectively very satisfied and free of pain.
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Allgemeine Chirurgie, Kreisspital Rüti/ZH.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques
Die Deltoideus-Lappen Plastik. Therapie der Wahl bei der grossen Rotatoren-Manschetten-Ruptur?