The rotator cuff tear repair with a new arthroscopic transosseous system: the Sharc-FT

Purpose Today, in rotator cuff tear repair, the transosseous sutures are considered superior from a biological and biomechanical point of view. Our purpose is to present the early clinical and biomechanical data of a new arthroscopic rotator cuff tear transosseous repair system: the Sharc-FT ® . Mat...

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Published inMusculoskeletal surgery Vol. 97; no. Suppl 1; pp. 57 - 61
Main Authors Baudi, P., Rasia Dani, E., Campochiaro, G., Rebuzzi, M., Serafini, F., Catani, F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Milan Springer Milan 01.06.2013
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Arthroscopes
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Article
Orthopedics
Retrospective Studies
Rotator Cuff - surgery
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Rupture
Surgical Orthopedics
Arthroscopic
Suture bridge
Cuff tear
Sharc-FT
Transosseous
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Summary:Purpose Today, in rotator cuff tear repair, the transosseous sutures are considered superior from a biological and biomechanical point of view. Our purpose is to present the early clinical and biomechanical data of a new arthroscopic rotator cuff tear transosseous repair system: the Sharc-FT ® . Materials and methods A total of 34 patients with rotator cuff tear affecting supraspinatus and infraspinatus, 1 to 3 cm wide, were treated and evaluated from 2010 to 2013. The average age was 63.2 years. Mean follow-up was 18.6 months. All patients were assessed through Constant score in the preoperative step and at 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up, performing an MRI 6 months after surgery. Results The patients have shown a mean preoperative Constant score of 24.5 pt that constantly increases after surgery, until a mean value of 86.9 at 12 months. Regarding complications two cases of adhesive capsulitis were recorded. Conclusions This device permits to obtain transosseous sutures with cortical fixation; to greatly reduce the problems of lack of bone resistance; to decrease motion at tendon–footprint interface improving fatigue resistance; to make the stress–load distribution homogeneous at the footprint, thus optimizing biological healing. A later evaluation will be necessary, especially for the incidence of retears.
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ISSN:2035-5106
2035-5114
DOI:10.1007/s12306-013-0254-3