Comparison of Two Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Techniques: Knot-tying Versus Knotless Suture-bridge Technique
NCT ID: NCT03982108
Last Updated: 2020-07-28
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
104 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-05-03
2020-07-02
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Rotator cuff tear diagnosis will be made by physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging. Participants who agree to be enrolled to study will be examined one day prior to surgery. Half of the participants will undergo an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with knot-tying suture-bridge technique, while the other half will receive a knotless suture-bridge technique. All the surgeries will be performed by the same senior surgeon experienced in shoulder surgery under general anesthesia with participant in beach-chair position.
All participants will receive a standard postoperative rehabilitation program starting immediately after surgery with active elbow and passive shoulder exercises. The operated upper extremity will be placed in a sling for 6 weeks. Active-assisted exercises will be started at 6 weeks postoperatively.
Postoperative evaluations will be performed regularly at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months postoperatively and each following year. The results of last follow-up will be analyzed. To assess repair integrity and tendon healing, a postoperative magnetic resonance imaging scan will be performed to all participants at 6 months postoperatively. The results of prospective clinical follow-up data and radiological evaluation will be analyzed in order to compare clinical outcomes, failure rates and patterns of knot-tying and knotless suture-bridge arthroscopic rotator cuff repair techniques.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Knotless suture-bridge technique
All participants in this arm will undergo an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with knotless suture-bridge technique.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with knotless suture-bridge technique
A posterior portal will be established to obtain adequate visualization and an anterior portal will be established through rotator interval as a working portal for diagnostic arthroscopy and debridement. Then additional portals will be established and preperation of tendon will be performed and a burr will be used for footprint preperation.
After determination of proper anchor locations, required number of suture anchors will be inserted just lateral to articular margin depending on the tear size. Then limbs of sutures will be passed from the rotator cuff and will be used to create a suture bridge over the tendon. Then these limbs will be loaded to anchors which will form the lateral row without tying the suture limbs at the medial row. These lateral anchors will be inserted to adequate location, just lateral and distal to greater tuberosity with adequate suture-bridge tension over the rotator cuff.
Knot-tying suture-bridge technique
All participants in this arm will undergo an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with knot-tying suture-bridge technique.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with knot-tying suture-bridge technique
After the same preparation procedure as in knotless suture-bridge technique, required number of suture anchors will be inserted just lateral to articular margin depending on the tear size. Then limbs of sutures will be passed from the tendon and tied in a horizontal mattress suture pattern. After the establishment of medial row, suture limbs will be used to form a suture bridge over the tendon and will be loaded to lateral row anchors which then will be inserted lateral to greater tuberosity in a similar way to knotless repair technique.
Interventions
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Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with knotless suture-bridge technique
A posterior portal will be established to obtain adequate visualization and an anterior portal will be established through rotator interval as a working portal for diagnostic arthroscopy and debridement. Then additional portals will be established and preperation of tendon will be performed and a burr will be used for footprint preperation.
After determination of proper anchor locations, required number of suture anchors will be inserted just lateral to articular margin depending on the tear size. Then limbs of sutures will be passed from the rotator cuff and will be used to create a suture bridge over the tendon. Then these limbs will be loaded to anchors which will form the lateral row without tying the suture limbs at the medial row. These lateral anchors will be inserted to adequate location, just lateral and distal to greater tuberosity with adequate suture-bridge tension over the rotator cuff.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with knot-tying suture-bridge technique
After the same preparation procedure as in knotless suture-bridge technique, required number of suture anchors will be inserted just lateral to articular margin depending on the tear size. Then limbs of sutures will be passed from the tendon and tied in a horizontal mattress suture pattern. After the establishment of medial row, suture limbs will be used to form a suture bridge over the tendon and will be loaded to lateral row anchors which then will be inserted lateral to greater tuberosity in a similar way to knotless repair technique.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Presence of a full thickness subscapularis tear that requires a repair
* History of a neurological disease
* Presence of severe glenohumeral or acromioclavicular arthritis
* Presence of a metal implant which prevents magnetic resonance imaging scan
* Tears repaired with other techniques
* Revision surgeries
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Koray Sahin
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Koray Sahin
Resident in orthopedics and traumatology department
Principal Investigators
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Ali Ersen, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty
Locations
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Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Angst F, Schwyzer HK, Aeschlimann A, Simmen BR, Goldhahn J. Measures of adult shoulder function: Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire (DASH) and its short version (QuickDASH), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Society standardized shoulder assessment form, Constant (Murley) Score (CS), Simple Shoulder Test (SST), Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS), Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ), and Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI). Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2011 Nov;63 Suppl 11:S174-88. doi: 10.1002/acr.20630. No abstract available.
Sugaya H, Maeda K, Matsuki K, Moriishi J. Functional and structural outcome after arthroscopic full-thickness rotator cuff repair: single-row versus dual-row fixation. Arthroscopy. 2005 Nov;21(11):1307-16. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2005.08.011.
Rhee YG, Cho NS, Parke CS. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using modified Mason-Allen medial row stitch: knotless versus knot-tying suture bridge technique. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Nov;40(11):2440-7. doi: 10.1177/0363546512459170. Epub 2012 Sep 21.
Kim KC, Shin HD, Cha SM, Park JY. Comparisons of retear patterns for 3 arthroscopic rotator cuff repair methods. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Mar;42(3):558-65. doi: 10.1177/0363546514521577.
Millett PJ, Espinoza C, Horan MP, Ho CP, Warth RJ, Dornan GJ, Katthagen JC. Predictors of outcomes after arthroscopic transosseous equivalent rotator cuff repair in 155 cases: a propensity score weighted analysis of knotted and knotless self-reinforcing repair techniques at a minimum of 2 years. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2017 Oct;137(10):1399-1408. doi: 10.1007/s00402-017-2750-7. Epub 2017 Jul 26.
Sahin K, Senturk F, Ersin M, Arzu U, Chodza M, Ersen A. Repair Integrity and Functional Outcomes Between Knot-Tying and Knotless Suture-Bridge Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Apr 19;9(4):23259671211002482. doi: 10.1177/23259671211002482. eCollection 2021 Apr.
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Web site used for randomization of participants
Other Identifiers
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IU-260133
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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