Is it enough to utilize a single anchor for repair of rotator cuff tears ≤ 3 * 3 cm²?
6-months post-surgery; there was no significant difference in retear rate or clinical outcome between patients with tears ≤ 3*3 cm² (mediolateral * anteroposterior diameters) who had their cuff tears repaired using a single anchor compared to those who had their cuff tears repaired using multiple anchors unless both the mediolateral and anteroposterior diameters of the tear were > 1 cm, for which the utilization of multiple anchors showed a significantly lower retear rate at 6 months post-surgery. Operative time was significantly shorter only when a single anchor was used for repair of tears ≤ 1*1 cm².
Authors
- Mina Shenouda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3447-3853)
- George A.C. Murrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8251-1327)
- Joussef Hayek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0440-2491)
- Ala Hawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6982-3262)
- Alexander Tham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4601-1621)
- James Bilbrough
Institutions
- St George Hospital (AU)
- Yarmouk University (JO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320915
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01