[Results of limited open rotator cuff repair with partial acromioplasty for rotator cuff tears with subacromial impingement syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
Short term results of partial acromioplasty and rotator cuff repair with a limited open surgical technique were evaluated in patients with rotator cuff tears.


METHODS
Forty-eight patients (16 males, 32 females; mean age 52 years; range 29 to 70 years) with rotator cuff rupture were recruited to the study between January 2001 and December 2006. A limited open rotator cuff repair along with partial acromioplasty (via rasper) was applied in all cases. The Constant-Murley shoulder score was used before and after surgery.


RESULTS
Mean duration of follow-up was 38 months (range 14 to 70 months). Pre- and postoperative Constant-Murley scores averaged 44 (range 36 to 51) and 88 (range 75 to 96) respectively. Anchoring sutures were displaced in one subject (2%) and tendon insufficiency recurred, another two cases (4%) had impingement from secondary granulation tissue that developed due to sutures in the tendon repair site.


CONCLUSIONS
We believe that minimal acromioplasty via a limited open surgical approach is an applicable technique with good results in the treatment of rotator cuff tears with subacromial impingement syndrome.
Orhun
Haldun
H
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. haldunorhun@hotmail.com
Gürkan
Volkan
V
Dursun
Muhsin
M
Orhun
Emre
E
Sener
Burak
B
D000174:Acromion / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome