• Journal of the Korean Arthroscopy Society
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2013

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical results of arthroscopic repair with Ulsan University - Mason Allen - Suture Bridge (UU MA SB) stitch for the full thickness rotator cuff tear. Materials and Methods: Fifteen patients with full thickness rotator cuff tear underwent arthroscopic repair with UU MA SB stitch between September 2010 and December 2010. Clinical and functional evaluations were made according to Korean shoulder score (KSS), American shoulder and elbow surgeon (ASES), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), visual anabgue scale (VAS) and the range of motion. Results: The mean KSS improved from 51.4 preoperatively to 92.0 at final follow-up (p<0.05). The mean UCLA score improved from 15.07 preoperatively to 31.93 postoperatively, the mean VAS of pain during the motion was 7.2 before treatment and 0.93 at final follow-up (p<0.001). At last follow-up, the mean range of motion was improved but they had not shown statistical significance (p>0.05). Conclusion: The arthroscopic repair with UU MA SB stitch may be an effective procedure in the full thickness rotator cuff tear for pain relief and improvement of the range of motion.

• Journal of the Korean Arthroscopy Society
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.126-130
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• 2002

Purpose : To evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of the subacromial bursoscopy with glenohumeral air infusion technique for detection of the full thickness tear which we used to think as a partial thickness tear, because it was hidden by bursal tissue. Materials and methods : We chose 65 cases and divided them into 2 groups. The group I was 18 cases with partial thickness rotator cuff tears on glenohumeral arthroscopic evaluation, and the group 2 was 37 cases with full thickness rotator cuff tears which were repaired. We inflated the glenohumeral Joint with 50-100ml of air and observed air bubble leakage simultaneously on bursoscopy. Results : In group I, we could detect air leakage in 3 cases and found that it was full thickness tear. In group II, 2 cases revealed too much air leakage proved that it was incomplete repair and was in need of additional suture. Conclusion : Air infusion technique is though to be a valuable method in differentiation between the partial and full thickness tear and for evaluation of the security of the repair.

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.88-94
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• 2007

회전근개의 치료의 방침은 거의 전층 파열인 부분파열과 전층파열이고 봉합이 불가능하거나 봉합의 비적응증을 제외하고는 모두 수술로 봉합하여주는 것이 좋으며 그 방법으로는 관절경과 관절경하 miniopen 술식이 적절한 봉합방법으로 생각된다. 봉합의 기본적인 원칙은 최대한 파열된 건의 anatomic footprint reconstruction과 force couple의 balancing (견갑하근과 극하근건의 복원)이 중요하며 적절한 재활과 함께 동반 시 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한정형외과스포츠의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.12-12
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• 2001

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 1999.03a
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• pp.51-51
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• 1999

• 대한관절경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.118-118
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• 2006

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 2000.03a
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• pp.17-17
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• 2000

• The Academic Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
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• 2000.03a
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• pp.14-14
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• 2000

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.199-206
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• 2009

Purpose: Our goal for this study was to prospectively evaluate the functional & structural outcomes, by means of CT arthroscopy, of arthroscopic double-row fixation for treating rotator cuff tear. We also attempted to determine the variants that affect the functional & structural outcomes. Materials and Methods: Twenty seven consecutive patients underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with double-row fixation. The average age at the time of the operation was fifty six years. The preoperative and postoperative examinations consisted of determining the Constant score, the score for the visual analogue scale for pain, the UCLA score, the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, as well as a full physical examination of the shoulder. Preoperative MR arthrography was used to evaluate the integrity and atrophy of the rotator cuff. We measured the intraoperative tear size in the sagittal and coronal planes. Postoperative CT arthrography was used at one year postoperatively to evaluate the integrity and atrophy of the repaired tendons and muscles. Results: Preoperative MR arthrography revealed an average 29.22 mm tear size in the sagittal plane and an average 22.72 mm tear size in the coronal plane. Twelve cases of supraspinatus muscle atrophy and two cases of infraspinatus atrophy were observed on the preoperative MR arthrography. The average clinical outcome scores all significantly improved at the time of follow-up. At a mean of one year postoperatively, CT arthrography revealed 48.1% of the shoulders had healed, 11.1% showed incomplete healing and 40.7% showed retear of the repaired tendon. Conclusion: Arthroscopic double-row repair can result in improved clinical outcomes and good patient satisfaction. However, the problems about how to enhance healing of the repaired tendon still remain.

• Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.366-371
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• 2019

Hemarthrosis occurring after arthroscopic surgery for lesions of the shoulder joint is a very rare complication that can develop due to an injury to the blood vessels when an anterior portal is formed. This is a complication that rarely develops in patients who are taking antithrombotic drugs or who do not have associated diseases, such as thrombocytopenia. We report a case of hemarthrosis that occurred after performing arthroscopic surgery to repair a rotator cuff tear in a patient with a stenosis in an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis in the ipsilateral upper arm.