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Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair of Full Thickness Tears With and Without Arthroscopic Acromioplasty

NCT00290888 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2015-03-27

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Summary

Surgical repair of full thickness tears of the rotator cuff is a controversial issue, with several procedures currently being used to treat the tear. The two most common treatments at this point in time are arthroscopic cuff repair with and without acromioplasty. However, an arthroscopic cuff repair without acromioplasty may offer the same degree of improvement as one that includes acromioplasty, but without threatening the shoulder stability that is provided by the acromion and coracoacromial ligament. This prospective study examines the hypothesis that appropriate shoulder function can be restored through the execution of the traditional arthroscopic cuff repair without acromioplasty.

Conditions

  • Rotator Cuff Tear
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acromioplasty

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Panam Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter MacDonald, MD, FRCS(C) · Panam Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine/University of Manitoba

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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