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- The study assessed the effectiveness of GraftJacket in repairing massive rotator cuff tears in 20 patients with an average age of 64.6 years.
- Pre and post-surgery outcomes were measured using the Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS), showing significant improvement in Group 2 (doubled graft) from a mean of 22 to 45.5 after 18 months (p < 0.00148).
- The findings suggest that GraftJacket is a safe and effective treatment, and using a doubled graft may enhance patient outcomes.
Article Abstract
We report outcomes of using GraftJacket to repair massive rotator-cuff-tears. Twenty patients with a mean age of 64.6y over 12-month duration were reviewed. Two patients had a single GraftJacket repair (group1), whilst 18 had the GraftJacket sheet doubled (group2). Pre and post oxford shoulder scores (OSS) and patient related outcome measures were evaluated. A statistically significant improvement of OSS was demonstrated in-group 2 from a mean of 22 to 45.5 (p < 0.00148) over a follow up of 18 months. GraftJacket is a safe and effective procedure to use as an interpositional graft and doubling the graft may improve outcomes.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5990316 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2018.05.037 | DOI Listing |
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