Full recovery of muscle function after delayed primary repair of deltoid muscle detachment

Detachment of the deltoid muscle and tendon is a rare complication that is reported to result in poor outcome after rotator cuff surgery. We performed a delayed primary repair of the detached deltoid in a 53-year-old female patient who underwent an open acromioplasty procedure. A successful result w...

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Published inInternational journal of shoulder surgery Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 79 - 82
Main Authors Akgün, Umut, Kocaoglu, Baris, Karahan, Mustafa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published South Africa Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2008
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Joint diseases
Joint surgery
Muscle diseases
Orthopedic surgery
Risk factors
Shoulder
United States
Delayed repair
deltoid
muscle
rupture
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Summary:Detachment of the deltoid muscle and tendon is a rare complication that is reported to result in poor outcome after rotator cuff surgery. We performed a delayed primary repair of the detached deltoid in a 53-year-old female patient who underwent an open acromioplasty procedure. A successful result was achieved after surgical restoration of the deltoid muscle origin back to the acromion. At 25 months' follow-up the patient had recovered almost the full range of motion of the glenohumeral joint and was free of pain. Due to lack of literature on this rare condition, there are no well-defined treatment principles for the management of deltoid muscle detachments that develop as a complication of rotator cuff surgery. This paper describes a repair procedure for the management of deltoid muscle detachments. In addition, it discusses the importance of the guidelines that have to be followed during primary rotator cuff surgery.
ISSN:0973-6042
0973-6042
DOI:10.4103/0973-6042.44144