title: Outcomes are favorable in Asian patients undergoing deltoid-on open rotator cuff repair without acromioplasty.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To evaluate if rotator cuff repair without acromioplasty would result in improvement in outcomes without the risks associated with acromioplasty in Asian patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  38 primary repairs of tears of the rotator cuff were performed through a deltoid-on approach. The Simple Shoulder Test (SST) and UCLA shoulder rating scale were measured preoperatively and at 2 years post-operatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant improvement in the SST 2 years post-operatively (p < 0.001). UCLA scores for pain control and function (p < 0.001) also significantly improved 2 years post-operatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Outcomes are favorable in Asians following deltoid-on open rotator cuff repair without acromioplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  III.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore.
authors.forename: Wei-An Joel
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore.
authors.forename: Hamid Rahmatullah
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Bin Abd Razak
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore.
authors.forename: Lee-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore.
authors.forename: Ian Dominic
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Dhanaraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore.
authors.forename: Sedeek Mohamed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sedeek Mosaid
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore.
authors.forename: Hwee-Chye Andrew
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Tan
keywords: Acromioplasty; Asian; Clinical outcomes; Deltoid-on; Rotator cuff; Shoulder