Results of surgical repair of rotator cuff tears

Franco Postacchini
Dario Perugia
Stefano Gumina

Publication date

January 1991

Abstract

Seventythree patients with a rotator cuff tear who underwent surgery for repair of the lesion were studied prospectively. Based on the degree of active elevation of the shoulder (AES) and hypotrophy of the rotator muscles, the patients were distinguished in 4 groups: A (AES>100°); B (AES between 60° and 100°); C (AES<60°); D (AES<100° and marked muscle hypotrophy). At surgery, based on the size of the cuff tear, 4 degrees of lesion were identi- fied: I (4 cm., but repairable); IV (not repair- ble). The results, evaluated after a mean time of 2.3 years from surgery (range, 1- 7 years), were correlated to various factors, including the preope- rative clinical findings, the size of the tear, the type of lesion (rupture or avulsion) a...

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