Subacromial Bursa Re-Implantation After Rotator Cuff Repair

Subacromial Bursa Re-Implantation After Rotator Cuff Repair - A Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate clinical outcomes, structural integrity, and tendon organization after rotator cuff repair with and without subacromial bursa implantation and to further co-existing research studies performed at The University Of Texas Health Science Center of Houston (UT Health) on Ultrashort Time to Echo-Magnetic Imaging Resonance(UTE-MRI) techniques and their implication for rotator cuff analysis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Present with rotator cuff tears requiring arthroscopic repair as confirmed by a medical expert
• Are able to provide informed consent
• Can commit to study follow-up visits or procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Are unable to provide informed consent
• Have additional ipsilateral shoulder complications that will inhibit standard of care treatment and rehabilitation
• Have active infection at operative site
• Have active systemic infection
• Chronic inflammatory condition such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus
• Has had a corticosteroid injection to the affected shoulder within the six weeks prior to surgery
• Have had prior surgical interventions in the past that have modified the existing natural anatomical arrangement of the rotator cuff/shoulder.
• Non-English speaker