Distal Clavicle Resection With Arthroscopic Cuff Repair Worsens Pain & External Rotation at 1 Year

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OrthoEvidence. Distal Clavicle Resection With Arthroscopic Cuff Repair Worsens Pain & External Rotation at 1 Year. ACE Report. 2021;10(1):19. Available from: https://myorthoevidene.com/AceReport/Report/12895

Study Type:Therapy

OE Level Evidence:1

Journal Level of Evidence:1

Benefits of distal clavicle resection during rotator cuff repair: Prospective randomized single-blind study.

Orthop Traumatol Surg Res . 2020 Dec;106(8S):S207-S211

Contributing Authors: D Gallinet J Barth L Labattut P Collin P Metais N Bonnevialle A Godeneche J Garret P Clavert

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Synopsis

Two hundred patients with an isolated distal or middle rupture of the supraspinatus tendon were randomized to undergo an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair either with the addition of a distal clavicle resection (DCR) (n=97) or arthroscopic rotator cuff repair only (n=103). The primary outcome of interest included the Constant-Murley score. Additional outcomes of interest included the subjective sho...