This is a prospective, single-center study design with enrollment of 15 subjects. The 15 subjects will all undergo standard gluteus medius repair that includes augmentation with the biointegrative implant. This is a small observational study. As such, we expect that the results from 15 subjects will give an adequate understanding of post surgical healing.
Surgical gluteal tendon repair is a procedure performed regularly in operating rooms everywhere. This procedure is normally recommended to address gluteal tendon tears after nonoperative treatment options have been exhausted. However, less than satisfactory long-term outcomes can be common after open gluteal tendon repair. The augmentation of tendon repairs via various biointegrative implants is becoming more common in clinical practice, however very little, if any, of the literature details the healing after surgical intervention. Biointegrative implants have been studied for the use of augmenting other tendon repairs, such as rotator cuff tears. Successful complete rotator cuff repairs augmented with a collagen-based implant have indicated that biointegrative implants are a safe option that may provide greater rates of healing and more positive long-term outcomes (Thon SG, 2019). Rates of healing and long-term outcomes when using a patch of this sort in other tendons such as the gluteal tendon in the hip show promise and demonstrate that there is a need for this area of study. A 2016 study evaluated augmenting gluteus medius repair with a bioinductive implant, but the surgery was performed using endoscopic technique. There is no literature studying the healing of collagen-based implants for open gluteal tendon repairs. Although clinical outcomes show similar level of improvement for endoscopic and open gluteal tendon tear repair (Maslaris A, 2020), open repair technique with more anchors may be required for larger or more intricate tears. This is a prospective, single-center study design with enrollment of 15 subjects. The 15 subjects will all undergo standard gluteus medius repair that includes augmentation with the biointegrative implant. This is a small observational study. As such, we expect that the results from 15 subjects will give an adequate understanding of post surgical healing.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Patients will undergo standard gluteus medius repair utilizing augmentation.
Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute
Columbus, Ohio, United States
The Ohio State University Hospital East
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Ohio State Outpatient Care New Albany
Westerville, Ohio, United States
Assess overall tissue quality by ultrasound assessment
Graded as 'Intact/Attenuated/Disrupted'. Intact being the positive outcome, disrupted being the negative outcome.
Time frame: 6 month
Assess overall tissue thickness by ultrasound assessment
Unit measured in centimeters
Time frame: 6 month
Assess overall tissue organization by ultrasound assessment
Hypoechoic signal present or absent. Present being the positive outcome, absent being the negative outcome
Time frame: 6 month
Modified Harris Hip Score questionnaire
Measures the functional status of the hip. Scores range from 0-100 where 100 means best functional outcome and least pain
Time frame: Screening, 6 weeks, 3 month, 6 month, 12 months
International Hip Outcome Tool questionnaire
Assesses deficiencies with respect to outcome assessment of patients with hip disorders. Scores range from 0-100. Higher scores represent better quality of life.
Time frame: Screening, 6 weeks, 3 month, 6 month, 12 months
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