TITLE:
Clinical Results of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair with a Tape-Attached Anchor
AUTHORS:
Noriaki Shimada, Jun’ichi Inoue, Katsuhiko Shiraki, Kazuo Saita
KEYWORDS:
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, Transosseous-Equivalent Technique, Suture Anchor, Tape-Attached Anchor, Retear
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.8 No.7,
July
4,
2018
ABSTRACT: Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with a
tape-attached anchor: The HEALICOILRG
with ULTRATAPE. We hypothesised that performing arthroscopic rotator cuff
repair with tape-attached anchors would result in better clinical outcomes and
reduce the retear rate compared with conventional suture anchors. Methods: We
included 83 patients treated by arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with a minimum
1-year follow-up. We divided them into two groups: Use of the HEALICOILRG with
ULTRATAPE (group T: 41 shoulders; mean patient age, 64.3 years) and use of the
conventional suture anchor (group S: 42 shoulders; mean patient age, 68.9
years). We compared the University of California Los Angeles scores, Japanese
Orthopaedic Association scores, range of motion,
and retear rate between the two groups. The Student t test and chi-square
test were used in statistical analyses. Results: At the 1-year
postoperative follow-up, both groups showed improvement in the average
University of California Los Angeles score, Japanese Orthopaedic Association
score, and range of motion, although no significant difference was found in the
retear rate between the two groups. Conclusions: Results of arthroscopic
rotator cuff repair with the HEALICOILRG with ULTRATAPE were generally good.
However, our results could not demonstrate efficacy of the HEALICOILRG with
ULTRATAPE. Further detailed studies are needed to determine its treatment
result.