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COA: Lesser tuberosity osteotomy is no different from subscapularis tenotomy

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May 2013

COA: Lesser tuberosity osteotomy is no different from subscapularis tenotomy

Vol: 2| Issue: 4| Number:199| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Lesser Tuberosity Osteotomy vs. Subscapularis Tenotomy in Shoulder Arthroplasty: Healing Rates and Fat Infiltration

Contributing Authors:
Peter LC Lapner George S Athwal Elham Sabri Kawan Rahkra Kimberly Bell

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87 patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty were randomized to receive lesser tuberosity osteotomy (LTO) or subscapularis tenotomy (ST) to compare differences in healing rates and fatty infiltration. At 12 months, there was no difference between the two groups with respect to the healing rate and the Goutallier mean fatty infiltration grade. From the pre-operative assessment to the post-operative...

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