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Outcome Following Surgery to Repair Rotator Cuff Tears

NCT00260949 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 67

Last updated 2025-07-02

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Summary

There are two ways in which surgeons repair rotator cuff tears. An open method involves making an incision (cut) 5-6 inches in length in the skin and repairing the tear with the skin open, while the arthroscopic method involves making small holes in the skin and using a guiding camera and special equipment to repair the tear. This clinical study is being conducted to study the rate of re-tear (one year following surgery) of rotator cuffs that have been repaired using the arthroscopic technique.

Conditions

  • Rotator Cuff Tear

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tear

Patients will undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery in the standard fashion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Lapner · OHRI

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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