Repair of rotator cuff tears in tennis players
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Behandlung von Rissen der Rotatorenmanschette bei Tennisspielern |
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Autor: | Bigiliani, Louis U.; Kimmel, Jay; McCann, Peter D.; Wolfe, Ira |
Erschienen in: | The American journal of sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 20 (1992), 2, S. 112-117, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0363-5465, 1552-3365 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199309056055 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Twenty-three tennis players with a symptomatic full-thickness rotator cuff tear underwent anterior acromioplasty and rotator cuff repair. There were 8 small tears (< 1 cm), 5 moderate tears (1 to 3 cm), 2 large tears (3 to 5 cm), and 8 massive tears (> 5 cm). The dominant shoulder was involved in all patients and all were unable to play tennis before surgery. Eleven patients experienced a traumatic event that caused an injury, 6 while playing tennis, and 12 patients had a gradual onset of symptoms. At average followup of 42 months, 19 patients (83) achieved a good result, were pain-free, and were able to play tennis at their pre-symptomatic competitive level. Three patients (13), all with massive tears, had a satisfactory result and were able to play tennis, although at a lower competitive level secondary to weakness. One patient (4), who also had a massive tear, had an unsatisfactory result and was unable to play tennis. Verf.-Referat