The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of synovectomy on clinical outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
30 subjects will undergo conventional arthroscopic rotator cuff repair without synovectomy.
30 subjects will undergo arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with synovectomy. Synovectomy is an operation performed to remove inflamed synovial membrane of a joint. Arthroscopic synovectomy will be performed with the use of a shaver and a cautery device through the portals for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
Joint & Spine Center, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul, South Korea
The worst pain VAS(visual analogue scale)
A 10-cm scale marked from ''no pain''(0) to ''unbearable pain''(10) was used.
Time frame: at 3 months after surgery
Constant-Murley score
The Constant-Murley score (CMS) is a 100-points scale composed of pain (15 points), activities of daily living (20 points), strength (25 points) and range of motion: forward elevation, external rotation, abduction and internal rotation of the shoulder (40 points). The higher the score, the higher the quality of the function.
Time frame: at 3 months after surgery
The average pain VAS(visual analogue scale)
The average pain VAS(visual analogue scale) is the mean of the pain VAS at rest, at night, and with movement.
Time frame: at 3 months after surgery
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