Medical technology and clinical
ZHAO Zijun, ZHANG Zhiqiang, WANG Yi
Objective: To explore the application effect of arthroscopic total arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and arthroscopic-assisted small incision rotator cuff repair in the treatment of patients with rotator cuff injury and their influence on shoulder joint function. Method: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 80 patients with rotator cuff injury admitted to Beijing Huairou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2021 to August 2024. They were divided into two groups according to the surgical methods. 40 patients in group A underwent arthroscopic total arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, and 40 patients in group B underwent arthroscopic-assisted small incision rotator cuff repair. The general information, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, and incidence of postoperative complications of the two groups were compared. As well as the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain before the operation, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the operation, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), the Shoulder Joint Function Score of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and shoulder joint function assessment indicators including shoulder joint range of motion, shoulder joint muscle strength classification, joint forward flexion, abduction, neutral position external rotation, muscle strength, etc. Result: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of general information, postoperative hospital stay, incidence of postoperative complications, etc. (P>0.05). The operation time of group A was longer than that of group B, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The intraoperative blood loss was lower than that of group B, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The comparison of indicators such as VAS score, ASES score, UCLA score, shoulder joint range of motion, shoulder joint muscle strength grade, joint forward flexion, abduction, neutral position external rotation, and muscle strength between the two groups before the operation showed no statistically significant difference (P>0.05), but were significantly better than those before the operation at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the operation. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), and group A was superior to group B at each time point, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Both arthroscopic total arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and small incision rotator cuff repair can effectively improve shoulder joint function, relieve pain and enhance the quality of life in the treatment of patients with rotator cuff injury. However, the former has a better therapeutic effect compared to the latter and is more suitable for the choice of patients with rotator cuff injury.