A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AFTER ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR FOR LARGE ROTATOR CUFF TEARS FOLLOWING ARTHROSCOPIC DOUBLE ROW -TRANSOSSEOUS EQUIVALENT REPAIR V/S SINGLE ROW ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR

Abstract

Tears of the rotator cuff tendons remain a common source of pain and disability among the adult population. Age appears to be the most common aetiology, with 25% of individuals in their 60's and in 50% of individuals in their 80's being found to have rotator cuff tears. Prevalence of partial thickness rotator cuff tears ranges from 15 to 32% in the general population, and is higher (40%) in the dominant arm. Arthroscopic Adequate Initial xation plays a key role in achieving successful healing with rotator cuff tears. A number of surgical techniques have been described for the repair of rotator cuff injuries. These include xation both single- and double-row suture anchor techniques, transosseous Equivalent Repair. Much debate exists over the gold standard surgical technique, in particular with regards to Single Vs Double row methods.