A cross-sectional study of demographic and morphologic features of rotator cuff disease in paraplegic patients

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• 作者：Michael  ; Akbar MD^a ; Manuela  ; Brunner MD^a ; Gabriel  ; Balean MD^a ; Thomas  ; Grieser MD^a ; Thomas  ; Bruckner PhD^b ; Markus  ; Loew MD ; PhD^c ; Patric  ; Raiss MD^a ;   ; ^{Patric.Raiss@med.uni-heidelberg.de}
• 关键词：Paraplegia ; shoulder ; rotator cuff ; pain ; spinal cord injury
• 刊名：Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：October 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：20
• 期：7
• 页码：1108-1113
• 全文大小：137 K

文摘

Background

This study analyzed the demographic and morphologic features of rotator cuff disease in paraplegic patients who presented with or without shoulder pain.

Methods

Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging examinations of both shoulders were performed in 317 paraplegic patients. Mean age was 49 (range, 19-76) years. The level of spinal cord injury was between T2 and T7 In 54 % of patients and between T8 and L3 in 46 % . Constant scores were measured for all shoulders. Pain was analyzed using a visual analog scale.

Results

Rotator cuff tears were not present in 51 % , were unilateral in 20 % , and were bilateral in 29 % . Age was older and duration of spinal cord injury was significantly longer in patients with bilateral tears than in patients without or with unilateral tears (P < .001). In patients with unilateral tears, a full-thickness rupture of the supraspinatus tendon was found in 67 % , whereas a partial-rupture was detected in 33 % . Of the patients with bilateral tears, 75 % presented with a full-thickness rupture and 25 % with a partial rupture. The mean Constant score was 76 (range, 37-98) in patients without cuff tears, 69 (range, 16-94) for patients with unilateral tears, and 64 (16-96) for patients with bilateral tears (P < .001).

Conclusions

Rotator cuff disease is common and correlates highly with age and duration of spinal cord injury, which underlines the theory of ¡°wear and tear?in wheelchair-dependent patients.