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Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Research article

The use of a synthetic shoulder patch for large and massive rotator cuff tears – a feasibility study

Authors: P. Cowling, R. Hackney, B. Dube, A. J. Grainger, J. D. Biglands, M. Stanley, D. Song, P. G. Conaghan, S. R. Kingsbury

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of using a non-absorbable biocompatible polyester patch to augment open repair of massive rotator cuff tears (Patch group) and compare outcomes with other treatment options (Non-patch group).

Methods

Participants referred to orthopaedic clinics for rotator cuff surgery were recruited. Choice of intervention (Patch or Non-patch) was based on patient preference and intra-operative findings. Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), and Constant score were completed at baseline and 6 months. Shoulder MRI was performed at baseline and 6 months to assess fat fraction and Goutallier classification pre- and post- treatment. Feasibility outcomes (including retention, consent and missing data) were assessed.

Results

Sixty-eight participants (29 in the Patch group, 39 in Non-patch group) were included (mean age 65.3 years). Conversion to consent (92.6%), missing data (0% at baseline), and attrition rate (16%) were deemed successful feasibility endpoints. There was significant improvement in the Patch group compared to Non-patch at 6 months in OSS (difference in medians 9.76 (95% CI 2.25, 17.29) and SPADI: 22.97 (95% CI 3.02, 42.92), with no substantive differences in Constant score. The patch group had a higher proportion of participants improving greater than MCID for OSS (78% vs 62%) and SPADI (63% vs 50%) respectively. Analysis of the 48 paired MRIs demonstrated a slight increase in the fat fraction for supraspinatus (53 to 55%), and infraspinatus (26 to 29%) at 6 months. These differences were similar and in the same direction when the participants were analysed by treatment group. The Goutallier score remained the same or worsened one grade in both groups equally.

Conclusions

This study indicates that a definitive clinical trial investigating the use of a non-absorbable patch to augment repair of massive rotator cuff tears is feasible. In such patients, the patch has the potential to improve shoulder symptoms at 6 months.

Trial registration

ISRCTN, ISRCTN79844053, Registered 15th October 2014 (retrospectively registered).
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Metadata
Title
The use of a synthetic shoulder patch for large and massive rotator cuff tears – a feasibility study
Authors
P. Cowling
R. Hackney
B. Dube
A. J. Grainger
J. D. Biglands
M. Stanley
D. Song
P. G. Conaghan
S. R. Kingsbury
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03227-z

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