ACCURATE Trial - Operative Treatment of Acute Rotator Cuff Tear Related to Trauma

The patient is prepared for surgery as normal (plexus+general anesthesia or TIVA, with antibiotic prophylaxis). The arthroscope is introduced in the glenohumeral joint, and thereafter online randomization is performed. The joint space is evaluated. Nothing is to be removed or excised and the use of any vapour or shaver device is not allowed. The presence of a full-thickness rotator cuff tear is verified. Altogether 3 to 5 small stab wounds are made in typical locations resembling locations of typical rotator cuff repair. The time spent in the operating theatre with patients in placebo group should resemble the time spent with patients in the active treatment group and hence give an impression of a rotator cuff repair.

The patient is prepared for surgery as normal (plexus+general anesthesia or TIVA, with antibiotic prophylaxis). The arthroscope is introduced in the glenohumeral joint, and thereafter online randomization is performed. The joint space is evaluated and the presence of a full-thickness rotator cuff tear is verified. The cuff tear is repaired to its anatomic location using suture anchors according to surgeon preference. . A biceps tenotomy or tenodesis may be performed according to surgeon preference if the biceps tendon is noted to be frayed, unstable or inflamed. An additional acromioplasty may be performed according to surgeon preference.