Comparative study between arthroscopic repair vs. débridement of Ellman grade II PASTA lesions
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Abstract
Background: Although débridement is typically recommended for the treatment of medium-sized 3-6 mm (Ellman grade II) partial-thickness articular-sided supraspinatus tendon avulsion (PASTA) lesions, this approach is associated with mixed results. The purpose of this study is to compare the postoperative outcomes between arthroscopic débridement vs. repair in Ellman grade II PASTA lesions. Methods: A retrospective study was performed in which 17 patients with a grade II PASTA lesion underwent arthroscopic débridement compared to 18 patients in whom conversion to full-thickness tear and repair was performed. Patients were evaluated preoperatively, at 6 months, 12 months and 24 months postoperatively. Shoulder range of motion and residual pain using the visual analog scale score were assessed. Constant-Murley and American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) scores were also calculated. Results: < .001) scores. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that repair of grade II PASTA lesions are associated with improved outcomes when compared to débridement. However, future studies with a larger sample size are needed to validate the results of this study to determine whether a change in the "commonly accepted" practice of débridement alone for grade II PASTA lesions should be considered.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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