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Conjoint Tendon Resection During Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

NCT05753904 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2025-10-30

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Summary

Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) can reliably restore active forward elevation, abduction, and external rotation, which are often lost in patients with massive rotator cuff tears. However, functional internal rotation (i.e., functional movements of the hand behind the body) is often unsatisfactorily restored and/or lost after RTSA. This study aims to compare the standard surgical approach for RTSA to RTSA with conjoint tendon resection with the targeted metric being postoperative functional internal rotation.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Injuries
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Internal Rotation Contracture-shoulder

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Conjoint Tendon Resection

For conjoint tendon resection in the experimental group, the conjoint tendon will be released completely via a transverse incision made at a level 2 cm distal to the coracoid process for the patients assigned the conjoint resection group. Electrocautery will be used for the resection, and the underlying muscular portion of the conjoint tendon will be preserved.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-05
Primary Completion
2024-05-16
Completion
2024-05-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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