Repair of rotator cuff tears in patients aged 75 years and older: Does it make sense? A systematic review

Han, CX; Ren, YZ (通讯作者),Inner Mongolia Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 2, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Peoples R China.
2023-1-17
Background: Rotator cuff injuries are common, and morbidity increases with age. The asymptomatic full-thickness tear rate is 40% in the over 75-year-old population. Purpose: This study aimed to systematically review the literature on the outcomes of rotator cuff repair among > 75 years old patients. Study design: Systematic review. Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. A literature search was performed in the electronic databases of PubMed, Medline, Embase, and The Cochrane Library. Studies in English evaluating repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears in patients aged > 75 years were included. Results: Six studies were reviewed, including 311 patients (313 shoulders) treated with arthroscopic and/or open rotator cuff repair. Sixty-one patients were lost to follow-up, leaving 252 shoulders with outcome data. Patients in this age group demonstrated a significant improvement in the clinical and functional scores after rotator cuff repair, with a high satisfaction rate. The mean American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons scores improved from 43.8 (range, 42.0-45.5) preoperatively to 85.3 (range, 84.0 to 86.5) postoperatively, and the mean Constant scores improved from 45.4 (range, 34.7-55.5) to 78.6 (range, 67.0-91.6). Pain, evaluated in all studies by the visual analog scale for pain, showed a significant improvement at the last follow-up compared with the mean preoperative score. Furthermore, range of motion and return to daily activities and sports gained marked improvements. Conclusion: Rotator cuff repair in patients aged > 75 years could achieve high clinical success rates with good outcomes and pain relief. Although patients in this age group are at a high risk of retear, rotator cuff repair may offer a good option with significant functional and clinical improvement.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:10
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Inner Mongolia Medical University; Inner Mongolia Medical University
资助机构
Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia
资助信息
Funding The present study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia (grant no. 2021MS08024).
被引频次(WOS)
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被引频次(其他)
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180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
0
EISSN
2296-2565
出版年
2023-1-17
DOI
10.3389/fpubh.2022.1060700
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
rotator cuff tear arthroscopic repair open repair elderly shoulder