Aims. Long-term outcomes following the use of human dermal allografts in the treatment of symptomatic irreparable
Aims. Both anatomical and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA and rTSA) provide functional improvements. A reported benefit of aTSA is better range of motion (ROM). However, it is not clear which procedure provides better outcomes in patients with limited foward elevation (FE). The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of aTSA and rTSA in patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis (OA), an intact
Aims. The aim of this study was to describe a quantitative 3D CT method to measure
Aims. Rotator cuff muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration affect the clinical outcomes of
Aims. The number of
While the evolution of the bony skeleton of the shoulder girdle is well described, there is little information regarding the soft tissues, in particular of the
We have studied cellular and vascular changes in different stages of full thickness tears of the
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics and outcomes of L-shaped and reverse L-shaped
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the osseous reactions elicited by all-suture, polyetheretherketone (PEEK), and two different biodegradable anchors used during
The aim of this study was to investigate genetic influences on the development and progression of tears of the
Aims. The aim of this study was to assess hypertrophy of the extra-articular
tendon of the long head of biceps (LHB) in patients with a rotator
cuff tear. Patients and Methods. The study involved 638 shoulders in 334 patients (175 men, 159
women, mean age 62.6 years; 25 to 81) with unilateral symptomatic
rotator cuff tears. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the LHB tendon
in the bicipital groove was measured pre-operatively in both shoulders
using ultrasound. There were 154 asymptomatic
Our aim was to determine the most repeatable three-dimensional measurement of glenoid orientation and to compare it between shoulders with intact and torn rotator cuffs. Our null hypothesis was that glenoid orientation in the scapulae of shoulders with a full-thickness tear of the
Aims. Rotator cuff tendinopathy has a multifactorial origin. Rejecting
the mechanistic theory has also led to abandoning operative treatment
at initial presentation in the first line. Physiotherapy exercise
programmes are the accepted first line treatment. The aim of this
study was to assess the long-term additional benefits of subacromial decompression
in the treatment of
Objectives. All-suture anchors are increasingly used in
The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of tissue hypoxia and apoptosis at different stages of tendinopathy and tears of the
Aims. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there were long-term differences in outcomes of reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) undertaken for acute proximal humeral fracture versus
Aims. This study compared patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of large to massive
The aim of this study was to define the microcirculation of the normal
Aims. Many biomechanical studies have shown that the weakest biomechanical point of a
Aims. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of surgical repair to conservative treatment and subacromial decompression for the treatment of chronic/degenerative tears of the
We undertook clinical and ultrasonographic examination of the shoulders of 420 asymptomatic volunteers aged between 50 and 79 years. MRI was performed in selected cases. Full-thickness tears of the
We assessed the clinical results, radiographic
outcomes and complications of patients undergoing total shoulder replacement
(TSR) for osteoarthritis with concurrent repair of a full-thickness
rotator cuff tear. Between 1996 and 2010, 45 of 932 patients (4.8%)
undergoing TSR for osteoarthritis underwent
We have conducted a prospective study to assess the mid-term clinical results following arthroscopic repair of the
Little is known about the incidence of rotator
cuff pathology or its demographic associations in the general population.
We undertook a large epidemiological study of
Aims. In patients with a
The establishment of a suitable animal model of repair of the
CT arthrography and arthroscopy were used to assess tears of the
Aims. Failure of healing is a well-known problem after repair of the
We examined cultured osteoblasts derived from paired samples from the greater tuberosity and acromion from eight patients with large chronic tears of the
This review discusses the pathogenesis and surgical treatment of tears of the
Aims. It has been established that mechanical stimulation benefits tendon-bone (T-B) healing, and macrophage phenotype can be regulated by mechanical cues; moreover, the interaction between macrophages and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) plays a fundamental role in tissue repair. This study aimed to investigate the role of macrophage-mediated MSC chondrogenesis in load-induced T-B healing in depth. Methods. C57BL/6 mice
In a prospective, randomised study on the repair of tears of the
Aims. The aim of this study was to analyse human muscle tissue before
and after
Objectives . Rotator cuff tears are among the most common and debilitating
upper extremity injuries. Chronic cuff tears result in atrophy and
an infiltration of fat into the muscle, a condition commonly referred
to as ‘fatty degeneration’. While stem cell therapies hold promise
for the treatment of cuff tears, a suitable immunodeficient animal
model that could be used to study human or other xenograft-based
therapies for the treatment of
Objectives. Rotator cuff tears are among the most frequent upper extremity injuries. Current treatment strategies do not address the poor quality of the muscle and tendon following chronic
We explored the trends over time and the geographical
variation in the use of subacromial decompression and rotator cuff
repair in 152 local health areas (Primary Care Trusts) across England.
The diagnostic and procedure codes of patients undergoing certain
elective shoulder operations between 2000/2001 and 2009/2010 were extracted
from the Hospital Episode Statistics database. They were grouped
as 1) subacromial decompression only, 2) subacromial decompression
with
Aims. Few risk factors for
The aim of this study was to determine the effect
of radial extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (rESWT) on patients with
chronic tendinitis of the
Aims. The aim of the study was to develop a quantitative scoring system
to predict whether a large-to-massive
In a prospective randomised trial of calcifying tendinitis of the
This study reports the application of a novel method for quantitatively determining differences in the mechanical properties of healthy and torn
Age-related localised deposition of amyloid in connective tissue has been found in degenerative articular and periarticular tissue. Biopsies of the supraspinatus tendon of 28 patients undergoing repair of the
The aim of this study was to determine the functional outcome and rate of re-tears following mini-open repair of symptomatic large and massive tears of the
The diagnosis of chronic lesions of the
We have performed a double-blind placebo-controlled trial of moderate doses of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) for non-calcific tendonitis of the
A consecutive series of 372 patients who underwent surgery for disorders of the
This is a retrospective review of 108 patients who underwent decompressive anterior acromioplasty for chronic impingement in the absence of a full thickness
Objectives. Platelet-rich fibrin matrix (PRFM) has been proved to enhance tenocyte proliferation but has mixed results when used during
From a retrospective, cohort study of 205 patients diagnosed with full-thickness tears of the
The