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ISAKOS 2015: Age 70+ RC tear treatment shows better results with repair vs. decompression

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June 2015

ISAKOS 2015: Age 70+ RC tear treatment shows better results with repair vs. decompression

Vol: 4| Issue: 6| Number:43| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Rotator Cuff Tears After 70 Years: A Prospective, Randomized, Comparative Study Between Decompression and Arthroscopic Repair, About 154 Patients Aged 70 Years or More

Contributing Authors:
P-H Flurin PP Hardy P Abadie J Deranlot P Desmoineaux J Essig T Joudet C Sommaire CE Thelu

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154 patients over the age of 70 were randomized to receive either arthroscopic repair or subacromial decompression to treat a torn rotator cuff. The goal of this study was to determine the clinical results and influencing factors on the clinical outcomes in patients with a torn rotator cuff. Results found that arthroscopic repair had significantly better clinical results than subacromial decompres...

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