Abstract: Background: Rotator cuff muscles play an important role in movements of the shoulder joint as well as in stabilizing the joint. The causes of rotator cuff tears are multifactorial. It can be due to degeneration or secondary to trauma. Rotator cuff repairs can be performed through either arthroscopic or open approaches. Complete arthroscopic Rotator Cuff repair have been promising and evolving.
Methodology: Fifty patients between age of 25 to 80 who underwent arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tears with single row technique using bioabsorbable anchors were analysed for functional outcome and the influence of age, gender and hand dominance as factors influencing functional outcome. The functional outcome of arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tear with single row technique by using SPADI score and Constant shoulder score.
Results: All the pre-op patients had poor score. After 3 months, 46 (92%) patients were having poor score and 4 (8%) were having fair score. After 6 months, 28 (56%) patients were having fair score, 11 (22%) patients with good and 11 (22%) patients with poor score. In 1 year follow up, 23 (46%) patients had good score, 22 (44%) patients were having excellent score, 4 (8%) patients with poor and 1 (2%) patients had fair score.
Conclusion: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with single row technique demonstrates significant reduction in pain and improvement in shoulder function during medium term follow up. We found that age, gender and association of hand dominance are not significant predictors of outcome of surgery.
