title: Five year results of rotator cuff repair.
abstract: In thirty nine patients with either an acute rotator cuff rupture or a chronic impingement syndrome plus a cuff tear, a standard acromioplasty was performed along with a cuff repair using a bone detaching approach. Postoperative active motion was allowed in all but three. Follow up examination was performed two and five years after the operation. Continuous improvement in function, range of movement, and strength was observed, while pain increased slightly. The size of the tear and delay in treatment were determining factors in the outcome.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Department, Landeskrankenhaus, Bad Ischl, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Habernek
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frauenschuh
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome