Treatment of Nontraumatic Rotator Cuff Tears A Randomized Controlled Trial with Two Years of Clinical and Imaging Follow-up



: Juha Kukkonen, Antti Joukainen, Janne Lehtinen, Kimmo T. Mattila, Esa K.J. Tuominen, Tommi Kauko, Ville Äärimaa

Publisher: JOURNAL BONE JOINT SURGERY INC

: 2015

: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume

: JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

: J BONE JOINT SURG AM

: 97A

: 21

: 1729

: 1737

: 9

: 0021-9355

: 1535-1386

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.N.01051


Conclusions: There was no significant difference in clinical outcome between the three interventions at the two-year follow-up. The potential progression of the rotator cuff tear, especially in the non-repaired treatment groups, warrants further follow-up. On the basis of our findings, conservative treatment is a reasonable option for the primary initial treatment for isolated, symptomatic, nontraumatic, supraspinatus tears in older patients.




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