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22.05.2018 | Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine
Outcome of arthroscopic SLAP repair using knot-tying-suture anchors compared with knotless-suture anchors in athletes
verfasst von:
Y. Reinig, F. Welsch, R. Hoffmann, D. Müller, K. F. Schüttler, E. Zimmermann, Thomas Stein
Erschienen in:
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
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Ausgabe 9/2018
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Abstract
Introduction
Arthroscopic repair is one option for the surgical treatment of type II superior labrum tears from anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions in athletes’ shoulders.
Materials and methods
Sixty-one of 78 (78.2%) athletes were retrospectively examined after isolated arthroscopic SLAP repair (group 1/G1: 28x knot-tying anchors; group 2/G2: 33 knotless anchors; follow-up 24 months) and compared to two specific, separate matched volunteer athlete control groups (group 3/G3: 28 athletes matched to G1; group 4/G4: 33 athletes matched to G2). The assessment of G1–4 included numerical analogue scales (NASs: 1–15 scales) and the Athletic Shoulder Outcome Scoring System (ASOSS) score, and the Shoulder Sport Activity Score (SSAS). The preinjury status (FU-1), the status before surgery (FU0), and at follow-up (FU1) were assessed.
Results
High external rotation at abduction (hER) was significantly worse in G1 than G2 (FU1: G1, 86.6° ± 7.7° versus = vs G2, 91.1° ± 10.7°; p = 0.03). The ASOSS and SSAS revealed significant impairment in G1–2 compared to G3–4 (ASOSS FU1: 83.9 ± 19.9 G1 vs 94.6 ± 7.7 G3; p = 0.002 and 80.3 ± 17.7 G2 vs 91.8 ± 9.1 G4; p = 0.002; SSAS 5.9 ± 2.7 G1 vs 6.9 ± 1.8 G3; p = 0.02 and 6.3 ± 2.5 G2 vs 7.4 ± 1.4 G4; p = 0.06), with 17–20% loss on ASOSS and 23–25% deficits on SSAS. The NAS analysis detected for pain (4 ± 3.5 vs 3.2 ± 2.6), satisfaction (2 ± 0.8 vs 1.8 ± 0.9), reduction of function (4.6 ± 3.9 vs 3.9 ± 3.8) and proficiency (9.6 ± 4.7 vs 10.9 ± 3.9) similar impairments in G1–2 (p > 0.05) and better results in G3 and G4 (all p < 0.001).
Conclusions
After SLAP repair, athletes showed underestimated impairment of shoulder sport resumption and proficiency with high rates of shoulder sports cessation. The present data favor the knotless fixation technique, because this fixation technique allowed bilaterally equivalent ranges of motions. The uninjured shoulder athletes also showed functional deficits with significant shoulder sport impairments, which must be considered in outcome analysis and for the rehabilitation program.
Level of evidence
III, retrospective cohort study.