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Rotator Cuff Repair With Arthroscopic Acromioplasty (Shaving the Acromion Bone) Versus Repair Without Acromioplasty

NCT00664794 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2021-05-17

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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 execution of the traditional arthroscopic cuff repair without acromioplasty.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Injuries

Interventions

PROCEDURE

without acromioplasty

This group will not have their acromion shaved - instead they will receive a repair of their rotator cuff with the scope using sutures or suture anchors.

PROCEDURE

with acromioplasty

This group will have Their rotator cuff repaired with sutures or suture anchors and additionally will have the tip of their acromion bone shaved slightly.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter Lapner, MD · Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2011-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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