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ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY
Volume 37, Issue 9, Pages 2735-2742Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.03.069
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This study revealed that intraoperative repair tension is closely related to tear size in the mediolateral direction, and mediolateral tear size is an independent predictor of repair tension. Repair tension and geometric classification are significant factors influencing rotator cuff integrity after ARCR.
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the correlation of repair tension during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) with preoperative factors and to evaluate whether measuring tension during ARCR is effective for predicting rotator cuff integrity after ARCR. Methods: Patients who underwent ARCR from May 2014 to June 2017 were enrolled in this study. Inclusion criteria were patients with medium or larger-sized tears and with a minimum of 6 months' follow-up. Patients with a partial repair were excluded. Intraoperative repair tension was measured according to Davidson's method. Correlation of repair tension with preoperative factors was evaluated with Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficient tests. Logistic regression analysis was performed on intraoperative factors, including repair tension, to identify independent predictors of retear after ARCR. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to determine the cutoff value of repair tension for retear. Results: One-hundred twenty patients met the inclusion criteria. Mean repair tension was 26.6 +/- 12.6 N, and retear was found in 29 shoulders (24.2%). Among the preoperative factors, tear size in the mediolateral (P < .001) and anteroposterior (P < .001) directions, DeOrio and Cofield's classification (P <0.001), geometric classification (P <.001), and fatty infiltration of supraspinatus (P = .006) and infraspinatus (P = .003) were significantly correlated with repair tension. However, multivariable logistic regression analysis identified only tear size in the mediolateral direction as an independent predictor of repair tension (P = .036). Logistic regression analysis showed that repair tension (P = .02) and geometric classification (P < .001) are significant factors affecting rotator cuff integrity after ARCR. ROC curve analysis showed the cutoff value of repair tension of large to massive tears for retear to be 35.6 N. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that intraoperative repair tension is strongly correlated with tear size in the mediolateral direction based on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and that measuring tension during ARCR is effective for predicting rotator cuff integrity after ARCR.
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