PMID- 33388825
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210819
LR  - 20210819
IS  - 1433-7347 (Electronic)
IS  - 0942-2056 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 8
DP  - 2021 Aug
TI  - Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair results in similar postoperative functional 
      outcomes in patients with only rotator cuff tears and those with concomitant 
      cervical radiculopathy.
PG  - 2564-2569
LID - 10.1007/s00167-020-06394-7 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare postoperative functional outcomes 
      after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in patients with only rotator cuff tears 
      versus those with concomitant cervical radiculopathy. METHODS: A retrospective 
      study of patients who underwent unilateral rotator cuff repair at a tertiary 
      hospital between 2012 and 2016 was conducted. Patients included in the study were 
      divided into two groups: (1) those with rotator cuff tears only (RC only) and (2) 
      those with concomitant cervical radiculopathy (RC + radiculopathy). Cervical 
      radiculopathy was treated non-surgically in these patients. Oxford Shoulder Score 
      (OSS), Constant Shoulder Score (CSS), University of California at Los Angeles 
      Shoulder Score (UCLASS) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score were measured 
      for each patient preoperatively and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively. 
      RESULTS: As compared to the RC-only group (n = 324), the RC + radiculopathy group 
      (n = 33) had significantly poorer OSS (p = 0.001), CSS (p = 0.017) and UCLASS 
      (p = 0.009) functional scores preoperatively. On follow-up, there were no 
      significant differences in functional outcomes between the groups at 3, 6, 12 and 
      24 months postoperatively for OSS, CSS, UCLASS and VAS pain scores, with the 
      exception of CSS which was higher in the RC-only group at 6 months (p = 0.007). 
      The absolute change and number of patients that attained minimum clinically 
      important difference (MCID) for OSS, CSS and UCLASS at 12- and 24-month 
      follow-ups were also comparable between the groups. CONCLUSION: Patients with 
      rotator cuff tears and concomitant cervical radiculopathy achieve similar 
      postoperative functional outcomes to those with only rotator cuff tears, after 
      arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
CI  - (c) 2021. European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy 
      (ESSKA).
FAU - Moorthy, Vikaesh
AU  - Moorthy V
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5503-5687
AD  - Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge 
      Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 11, Singapore, 119228, Singapore. 
      vikaeshmoorthy@yahoo.com.
FAU - Chen, Jerry Yongqiang
AU  - Chen JY
AD  - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, 
      Singapore.
FAU - Lee, Merrill
AU  - Lee M
AD  - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, 
      Singapore.
FAU - Lie, Denny Tjiauw Tjoen
AU  - Lie DTT
AD  - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, 
      Singapore.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210103
PL  - Germany
TA  - Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
JT  - Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
JID - 9314730
SB  - IM
MH  - Arthroscopy
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Radiculopathy/surgery
MH  - Range of Motion, Articular
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Rotator Cuff
MH  - *Rotator Cuff Injuries/complications/surgery
MH  - *Shoulder Joint
MH  - Treatment Outcome
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Cervical spine pain
OT  - Functional outcomes
OT  - Radiculopathy
OT  - Rotator cuff tear
OT  - Shoulder pain
EDAT- 2021/01/04 06:00
MHDA- 2021/08/20 06:00
CRDT- 2021/01/03 20:35
PHST- 2020/10/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/11/24 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/01/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/08/20 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/01/03 20:35 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00167-020-06394-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s00167-020-06394-7 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Aug;29(8):2564-2569. doi: 
      10.1007/s00167-020-06394-7. Epub 2021 Jan 3.