Protocol for the United Kingdom Rotator Cuff Study (UKUFF): a randomised controlled trial of open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
This protocol describes a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of arthroscopic and open surgery in the management of rotator cuff tears. This trial began in 2007 and was modified in 2010, with the removal of a non-operative arm due to high rates of early crossover to surgery. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2014;3:155-60.
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
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Carr
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
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Rees
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
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Ramsay
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK.
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Fitzpatrick
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK.
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Gray
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
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Moser
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK.
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Dawson
University of Aberdeen, Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials, Health Services Research Unit, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
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University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
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Cooper
University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
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Beard
University of Aberdeen, Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials, Health Services Research Unit, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
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Campbell
Arthroscopy; Rotator cuff; Shoulder; Surgery; Tears; Tendon