A Longitudinal Study to Compare the Clinical Outcome Between Mini-Open and Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair in Tertiary Care Center

Abstract

Background: With the advancement of a variety of armamentarium and techniques, whole of the concept of arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs had turn into a practically permissible technique. Mini-open repair signified a try to merge the foremost qualities of arthroscopic and open repair. Hence; under the light of above mentioned data, the present study was undertaken for comparing the clinical outcome between mini-open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.Materials & Methods:A total of forty subjects were enrolled in the current research and were broadly divided into two study groups with twenty subjects in each group as follows: Group A: Subjects treated with arthroscopic repair procedure, and Group B: Subjects treated with mini-open repair procedure. Mean forward flexion, external rotation and VAS were recorded at different time intervals. Patients were assessed by Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH). All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean age among subjects of group A and group B was reported to be 58.4 years and 56.1 years. Non-significant results were obtained while comparing the mean forward flexion and external rotation in between both the study groups at different time intervals. Mean VAS at postoperative 15th day was significantly higher among patients of group B in comparison to group A. Significant results were obtained while comparing the DASH score among both the study groups at postoperative 15th day and postoperative 6 months. Mean operative time among patients of group B was significantly lower (65.1 minutes) in comparison to patients of group A (72.6 minutes). Conclusion: Under the light of above obtained data, the authors conclude arthroscopic technique is slightly better in comparison to mini-open technique.