Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc
Surgical treatment of isolated post-traumatic subscapularis tendon ruptures
Abstract
Objectives: We retrospectively evaluated the functional results of patients who were treated surgically for post-traumatic isolated subscapularis tendon ruptures.
Methods: The study included six patients (5 males, 1 female; mean age 63.3 years; range 53 to 70 years) who were operated on for isolated post-traumatic subscapularis ruptures. The mean interval between the development of symptoms due to trauma and operation was 4.3 months (range 1 to 9 months). Mechanism of injury, complaints, clinical findings, imaging methods, arthroscopic and surgical findings, repair techniques, and postoperative follow-up data were assessed. Evaluations were based on physical assessment, radiographic examination, and the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) score. The mean follow-up was 29.6 months (range 13 to 53 months).
Results: The mean UCLA score was 11.3 (range 9 to 14) preoperatively. It increased to 25.8 (range 12 to 31) postoperatively (p
Methods: The study included six patients (5 males, 1 female; mean age 63.3 years; range 53 to 70 years) who were operated on for isolated post-traumatic subscapularis ruptures. The mean interval between the development of symptoms due to trauma and operation was 4.3 months (range 1 to 9 months). Mechanism of injury, complaints, clinical findings, imaging methods, arthroscopic and surgical findings, repair techniques, and postoperative follow-up data were assessed. Evaluations were based on physical assessment, radiographic examination, and the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) score. The mean follow-up was 29.6 months (range 13 to 53 months).
Results: The mean UCLA score was 11.3 (range 9 to 14) preoperatively. It increased to 25.8 (range 12 to 31) postoperatively (p
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