Results of arthroscopic treatment of superior XXXX .

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of arthroscopic repair of isolated superior @entity75 of the shoulder. METHODS: We evaluated thirty-four @entity1 at a mean of thirty-three months (range, twenty-four to forty-nine months) following arthroscopic repair of an isolated superior @entity75 of the shoulder with suture anchors. The outcome of treatment was evaluated with the University of California at Los Angeles shoulder score and on the basis of the @entity1 's ability to return to prior activities. There were thirty male @entity1 and four female @entity1 with a mean age of twenty-six years (range, sixteen to thirty-five years). Thirty @entity1 were involved in athletic activities, and eighteen of them were engaged in overhead sports. RESULTS: Repair of the superior @entity75 resulted in a satisfactory University of California at Los Angeles shoulder score for thirty-two @entity1 (94%) and an unsatisfactory score for two. Thirty-one @entity1 (91%) regained their preinjury level of shoulder function. The shoulder score and the return to activity were correlated with the type of sports activity (r = 0.291, p < 0.0001 and r = 0.373, p = 0.010, respectively. @entity1 participating in overhead sports had significantly lower shoulder scores and a lower percentage of return to their preinjury level of shoulder function compared with @entity1 who were not engaged in overhead activity (p = 0.024 and 0.015, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Arthroscopic repair of an isolated superior @entity75 is successful in a majority of @entity1 . However, the results in @entity1 who participate in overhead sports are not as satisfactory as those in @entity1 who are not involved in overhead sports.
