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Title
Clinical and radiological outcome of all-suture anchors in shoulder and elbow surgery
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Abstract
BackgroundAll-suture anchors (ASAs) are noted to cause various bone reactions when used in upper limb surgery but clinical implications are unknown.Methods88 shoulders and 151 elbows with a mean follow-up of 47.1 +/- 17.7 months were invited for follow-up including clinical examination, questionnaires and radiographs. The anchor drill holes were radiographically assessed.ResultsAt final follow up, mean DASH was 12.9 +/- 13.8 and mean VAS 2.2 +/- 2.4 in the shoulder population. In the elbow group mean MEPS was 91.8 +/- 12.7 and mean VAS 1.5 +/- 1.9. Implant-specific complications were seen in 10 elbow cases but none in the shoulder group. The mean diameter of the 1.4 mm all-suture anchor drill hole was enlarged to 2.5 +/- 1.4 mm in the shoulder group and to 2.9 +/- 1.0 mm in the elbow group. 50% of the 1.4 mm anchor drill holes showed abnormal morphology but these morphologic changes did not correlate with clinical outcome, complications or reoperation rate.DiscussionSatisfying clinical outcomes are found in upper limb surgery using ASAs. Various bone changes are seen after implantation of an ASA, but these are not clinically relevant. Long-term consecutive follow-up data is required.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Shoulder & Elbow
Publication
2023
ISSN
1758-5732
DOI
10.1177/17585732221127433
Volume/pages
15 :5 (2023) , p. 544-553
ISI
001126047500009
Pubmed ID
37811390
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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