Similar Clinical Outcome with Single and Double-Row Suture Bridge Fixation for Partial RC Tear .
Arthroscopic repair of partial-thickness articular surface rotator cuff tears: single-row transtendon technique versus double-row suture bridge (transosseous equivalent) fixation: results from a prospective randomized study.
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2020 Aug;140(8):1065-1071Fifty patients who had scheduled for arthroscopic repair of a partial-thickness articular-sided rotator cuff tear of >50% thickness were randomized to receive a single-row (n=25) or double-row (n=25) suture bridge fixation. Outcomes of interest included American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Score (ASES), Constant Shoulder scores, pain on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and the incidence of re-tear. No statistically significant differences in all outcomes were observed between the two groups at final follow-up, as well as VAS pain at 6-months follow-up. VAS pain, ASES, and constant shoulder scores did, however, improve with time (p<0.001) in both treatment arms.
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