Tendon Transfer Rotator Cuff Tear
Rotator Cuff Tears
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Rotator Cuff Tears focused on measuring Massive Rotator Cuff Tears, Tendon Transfer, Rotator Cuff Tears, Tendon Transfer Techniques
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must have massive, irreparable tear of the posterior-superior rotator cuff
- Subjects between 18 years and 65 years (≥ 18 and ≤ 65 years of age).
- Diagnosis of no to minimal glenohumeral arthritis- Hamada 1 and 2
- Subject with irreparable subscapularis tendon tear (Arms 3 and 4 ONLY)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects having severe glenohumeral arthritis
- History of prior tendon transfer
- Axillary nerve injury
- Deltoid deficiency
- Subjects with pseudo paralysis
- History of post-operative deep shoulder infection
- Non-English-speaking subjects.
- Subject has any condition, that in the opinion of the investigator, would prevent them from completing this study
- Subject with irreparable subscapularis tendon tear (Arms 1 and 2 ONLY)
Sites / Locations
- U of Maryland BaltimoreRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Cuff tear without subscapularis tear-Lower Trapezius group
Cuff tear without subscapularis tear-Latissimus Dorsi group
Cuff tear involving subscapularis tear-Pectoralis group
Cuff tear involving subscapularis tear-Latissimus Dorsi group
Rotator cuff tears excluding the subscapularis muscle repaired using Lower Trapezius tendon
Rotator cuff tears excluding the subscapularis muscle repaired using Latissimus Dorsi tendon
Rotator cuff tears involving the subscapularis muscle repaired using Pectoralis tendon
Rotator cuff tears involving the subscapularis muscle repaired using Latissimus Dorsi tendon