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01-09-2013 | Original Article

The effect of waiting time on operatively treated non-traumatic rotator cuff tears

Authors: Juha Kukkonen, Tommi Kauko, Antti Joukainen, Kari Isotalo, Petri Virolainen, Ville Äärimaa

Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 3/2013

Abstract

Background and aims

Early surgical intervention yields good clinical results in the treatment of rotator cuff tear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of duration of symptoms on the outcome of operatively treated non-traumatic rotator cuff tears.

Materials and methods

A prospectively collected cohort of 311 shoulders with arthroscopically repaired non-traumatic rotator cuff tears was analysed. The patient data were gathered to an electronic database. The Constant score was used as an outcome measure and was measured preoperatively, and at 1 year after the operation.

Results

Three hundred and five patients (136 females, 169 males) were available for final follow-up (dropout rate 2 %). The mean age of females was 60 years (SD 8.8), and for males, it was 59 years (SD 7.9). The mean size of the rotator cuff tear was 21.2 mm (SD 15.3). The absolute mean pre- and post-operative Constant score was 50.4 (SD 14.5) and 71.3 (SD 13.8) (p < 0.001) in women and 58.5 (SD 16.6) and 79.3 (SD 14.0) (p < 0.001) in men, respectively. The mean waiting time was 22 months in women (SD 11.8) and 23 months in men (SD 12.3). The waiting time correlated with the preoperative age- and tear size-adjusted Constant score in women (r = 0.29, p < 0.0001) and in men (r = 0.32, p < 0.0001). The waiting time did not correlate with the post-operative age- and tear size-adjusted Constant score in women (r = −0.04, p = 0.6410) nor in men (r = 0.115, p = 0.1413).

Conclusions

We found no correlation between the waiting time and the outcome of operatively treated non-traumatic rotator cuff tears.

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Title: The effect of waiting time on operatively treated non-traumatic rotator cuff tears
Authors: Juha Kukkonen
Tommi Kauko
Antti Joukainen
Kari Isotalo
Petri Virolainen
Ville Äärimaa
Publication date: 01-09-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1867-4569
Electronic ISSN: 1867-4577
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-013-0171-9

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The effect of waiting time on operatively treated non-traumatic rotator cuff tears

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Background and aims

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusions

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