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Rotator cuff tear recovery: No difference between tenotomy and tenodesis

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May 2013

Rotator cuff tear recovery: No difference between tenotomy and tenodesis

Vol: 2| Issue: 4| Number:157| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Reparable rotator cuff tears with concomitant long-head biceps lesions: tenotomy or tenotomy/tenodesis?

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2012 Dec;20(12):2553-8. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-1918-5. Epub 2012 Feb 15

Contributing Authors:
A De Carli A Vadala E Zanzotto G Zampar M Vetrano R Iorio A Ferretti

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Synopsis

65 patients affected by rotator cuff tear with concomitant degeneration of the long head of the biceps (LHB) tendon were randomized to compare the clinical, functional, and radiological results of two different treatments. Patients received either tenotomy/tenodesis or isolated tenotomy of the LHB. The assessment after a median time of 24 months showed that the long head of the biceps tenotomy com...

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