The JBJS has just published "A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Single-Row with Double-Row Fixation in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair"
This most recent article is a well done Level I randomized multicenter trial comparing two methods of arthroscopic fixation. The analysis showed no significant difference between the results of the two methods. "No significant differences between the single-row and double-row groups were found in the WORC, ASES, or Constant scores or strength at any time point".
Of even greater interest is that they join the other articles that demonstrated no significant difference in their primary outcome measure, the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index, between tears that had retorn vs those that did not. This discordance has been noted before in this blog and here.
So again we see that we still have a lot to learn regarding the factors that determine the quality of the result of treatment of rotator cuff tears. For a humbling assessment of what is known, check out this summary.
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