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- Title
Deltoid detachment consequent to open surgical repair of massive rotator cuff tears.
- Authors
S. Gumina; G. Di Giorgio; D. Perugia; F. Postacchini
- Abstract
Abstract  Deltoid detachment is one of the complications in open rotator cuff repair. Although it is often described, the actual prevalence, time at which it occurs and the predisposing causes are still unknown. We prospectively studied 112 patients with massive rotator cuff tears with a mean age of 67. The surgical approach was performed with a lateral para-acromial incision. Clinical assessment was performed with Constantâs method. Of the 112 patients, 9 (8%) had deltoid detachment. It occurred about 3 months after surgery. Of the nine patients, two underwent revision surgery for the deltoid trans-bone reattachment. At the follow-up, the patients with deltoid detachment had a mean increase of only 5.5 points in the Constant score compared to that of 16.9 obtained by the control group. Deltoid reattachment, performed on the two patients, provided a mean increase of 7 points only with respect to the post-operative control at the 4th month. Considering the unsatisfactory functional result consequent to deltoid detachment and the slight improvement obtained with the reattachment, we recommend the following: use suture thread thicker than #2, do not use a simple stitch and avoid extending acromioplasty to the lateral margin of the acromion.
- Subjects
DELTOID muscles; BONE surgery; SURGICAL complications; POSTOPERATIVE care; SURGERY
- Publication
International Orthopaedics, 2008, Vol 32, Issue 1, p81
- ISSN
0341-2695
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00264-006-0285-6