2025 ISAKOS Biennial Congress ePoster
Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction Using Long Head of the Biceps With Rotator Cuff Repair
Daichi Morikawa, MD, PhD, Tokyo JAPAN
Yoshimasa Saigo, MD, Tokyo JAPAN
Hirohisa Uehara, MD, Hongo, Tokyo JAPAN
Yasutaka Yoshimura, MD, Hongo, Tokyo JAPAN
Yoshiaki Itoigawa, MD, PhD, Urayasu, Chiba JAPAN
Hironori Tsurukami, MD, Urayasu, Chiba JAPAN
Fumitoshi Hatae, MD, Urayasu, Tokyo JAPAN
Muneaki Ishijima, MD, PhD, Tokyo JAPAN
Juntendo University, Hongo, Tokyo, JAPAN
FDA Status Cleared
Summary
Arthroscopic superior capsular reconstruction using long head biceps with rotator cuff repair may increase tendon healing and clinical outcomes to reduce stress of repaired tendon.
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Abstract
Purpose
Recently, arthroscopic superior capsule reconstructions (ASCR) using the long head of the biceps (LHB) tendon were reported. However, there were several variations for fixing method of LHB and few comparative studies. We performed ASCR using LHB to decrease superior migration of humeral head and LHB tenodesis to intertubercular groove to decrease possibility of postoperative pain for large to massive rotator cuff tear. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes and re-tear rate between ASCR using LHB with RCR and ARCR in large to massive rotator cuff tear.
[Subjects and Methods] We performed a retrospective review of consecutive large to massive rotator cuff repair between January 2021 and March 2023. This study included 20 patients. If patients had intact or complete ruptured LHB tendon, we performed ARCR (Group-A: 13 cases). If patients had degenerated and dislocated LHB tendon, we performed SCR using LHB and tenodesis with ARCR (Group-B: 7 case). We reviewed patient’s characteristics (Age, sex, left/right, and dominant) and analyzed clinical outcomes including active range of motion (ROM. Anterior elevation (AE), external rotation (ER), internal rotation) and University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores before and 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. For imaging evaluation, we check MRI before and 6 months after surgery to evaluate tear size, cuff integrity, re-tear date, atrophy of the rotator cuff muscles, and the status of the postoperative LHB tendon.
Results
There were no significant differences between the two groups in patient’s characteristics, preoperative tear size, rotator cuff muscle atrophy, ROMs, and clinical scores. In both two groups, the clinical outcomes and ROMs of AE and ER, and JOA and UCLA scores were significantly improved 12 months after surgery compared to preoperative. No significant differences in all clinical outcomes were observed between the two groups. Re-tears were observed in 5 cases (38.5%) in group A, 1 of which underwent reoperation (RSA), no re-tear was observed in Group-B. However, re-tear rates were not significantly differenced (p=0.1). No rupture was observed in postoperative LHB tendon.
Discussion
and conclusions] ASCR using LHB with RCR may increase tendon healing and clinical outcomes to reduce stress of repaired tendon.