Surgical procedure and results of repair of massive tears of the rotator cuff.
One hundred eighty-seven patients (189 shoulders) were treated surgically between 1970 and 1992 for massive rotator cuff tears using either a tendon-to-tendon repair or the McLaughlin procedure. The age of the patients ranged from 20 to 86 years; 95% of them were 45 years or older. The average followup was 6 years 9 months. Excellent or good functional results were attained in 93% of patients. Thirty-three percent of those who underwent tendon to tendon repair complained of pain after overuse compared with only 18% who had the McLaughlin Procedure.
Nobuhara
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Nobuhara Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
Hata
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Y
Komai
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery