The repair of rotator cuff tear using mini open surgery and the results for sequential acromioplasty

摘要

Rotator cuff tears are one of the common shoulder problem of mid aged patients. Mid-term results of patients treated using mini open surgery due to rotator cuff tear were analyzed functionally.The shoulders of 20 out of 21 patients who underwent surgery in our clinic between 2002 and 2009 were evaluated before and after the procedure.Twelve of these patients (60%) were women and 8 of them (40%) were men. The average age of the patients was 52(32-71) years old. There was an impigment on the right shoulders of 9 patients and on the left shoulders of 12 patients. Out of the 20 shoulders of 20 patients grade 3 and in one shoulder grade 2 subacromial narrowing syndrome was observed. The rotator cuff tear of all patients have been classified using MRI. We found partial rupture in 4 and total rupture in 17 patients. The physical therapy for the patients was started on the 5th day after the surgery by the same physician and in the same center. Our patients were evaluated using Constant and UCLA grading systems. Statistical analysis was performed by Student's t test.