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Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
Forty-three athletes under age 40, more than half of which were collegiate or professional, with partial rota tor cuff tears were treated arthroscopically and ob served for a minimum of 24 months. By history and mechanism of injury, two main groups were identified. Group A had 14 patients with acute, traumatic injuries. All 14 had inflamed subacromial bursas, but increased glenohumeral translation and labral lesions were un common. Twelve patients (86%) had satisfactory post operative results and nine (64%) returned to preinjury sports after arthroscopic subacromial decompression and tear debridement. Group B had 29 overhead ath letes with insidious, atraumatic shoulder pain. They were not as successful with debridement (19 [66%] satisfactory and 13 [45%] return to preinjury sports). Within Group B, three subgroups were identified based on the examination under anesthesia and subacromial inflammation. Group B1 (8 patients) had normal-ap pearing subacromial spaces and often increased ante rior glenohumeral translation with posterior labral tears. These patients did poorly after arthroscopic tear debridement (3 [38%] satisfactory and 2 [25%] return to sports). Group B2 (12 patients) had inflamed sub acromial bursas and increased glenohumeral transla tion. This group had marginal results with debridement (7 [58%] satisfactory and 6 [50%] return to sports). Group B3 (9 patients) with subacromial inflammation, yet without increased glenohumeral translation, had excellent pain relief (100%) but less than half (4) re turned to preinjury sports.
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