Mid-Term Outcomes after Arthroscopic "Tear Completion Repair" of Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears.

: Different arthroscopic procedures are used for partial-thickness rotator cuff tears (PT-RCTs), but there is still no evidence on the superiority of one procedure over the other. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and the rate of complications of a tear completion repair (TCR) technique. Patients who had undergone arthroscopic TCR technique for PT-RCTs with a follow-up of at least 2-years after surgery were included.

Venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing shoulder surgery: findings from the RECOS Registry.

Background: Limited informations are available about venous thromboembolic (VTE) complications and thromboprophylaxis use after shoulder surgery. The primary end-point of the study was to determine the incidence of symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) within 90days after shoulder surgery. Risk factors for VTE and thromboprophylaxis practices were also studied.

Management of the subscapularis contracture during shoulder arthroplasty for primary glenohumeral arthritis.

Aim: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a particular subscapularis release in shoulder arthroplasty for primary glenohumeral arthritis.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight patients (19F, 9M) underwent shoulder arthroplasty for primary glenohumeral arthritis. Preoperative average Constant Score (CS) was 31.

The role of concomitant biceps tenodesis in shoulder arthroplasty for primary osteoarthritis: results of a multicentric study.

This study evaluated the effects of concomitant biceps tenodesis in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty for primary osteoarthritis. Six hundred eighty-eight shoulders that had undergone replacement for primary glenohumeral arthritis were reviewed at a mean 43 months postoperatively. One hundred twenty-one patients had undergone a biceps tenodesis at arthroplasty, while the remaining patients did not.