Prophylactic Conjoint Tendon Lengthening During Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes

Description

Some patients may experience persistent pain in the front of their shoulder after reverse shoulder replacement. One of the possible reasons for this is that the surgery causes a change in the alignment of the shoulder joint, which may cause increased tension and compression on one of the biceps tendon called the conjoint tendon. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether conjoint tendon lengthening, a surgical procedure that involves cutting and lengthening the conjoint tendon in order to reduce tension and compression, is able to prevent or reduce the risk of anterior shoulder pain at one year after surgery.

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Shoulder

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Study overview

Some patients may experience persistent pain in the front of their shoulder after reverse shoulder replacement. One of the possible reasons for this is that the surgery causes a change in the alignment of the shoulder joint, which may cause increased tension and compression on one of the biceps tendon called the conjoint tendon. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether conjoint tendon lengthening, a surgical procedure that involves cutting and lengthening the conjoint tendon in order to reduce tension and compression, is able to prevent or reduce the risk of anterior shoulder pain at one year after surgery.

Prophylactic Conjoint Tendon Lengthening During Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: is There a Difference in Anterior Shoulder Pain At One Year After Surgery?

Prophylactic Conjoint Tendon Lengthening During Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes

Condition
Osteoarthritis Shoulder
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Maywood

Loyola Outpatient Center, Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients who are at least 18 years old undergoing primary reverse total shoulder arthroplasty
  • * Operations that occur at Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, IL), Loyola Ambulatory Surgery Center (Maywood, IL), or Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
  • * Patients younger than 18 years old
  • * Patients who had prior coracoid transfer procedure
  • * Patients who are undergoing revision surgery from a prior arthroplasty
  • * Current pregnancy As per standard protocol with all surgeries, a urine pregnancy test is performed prior to surgery. If positive, the surgery will be cancelled and the patient will be excluded from the research study.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Nickolas Garbis,

Nickolas G Garbis, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Loyola University

Study Record Dates

2029-02