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Rotator Cuff Sparing Total Arthroplasty
Sponsor: NYU Langone Health
Summary
Design: Prospective, randomized clinical trial, of 120 patients requiring a total shoulder replacement (TSR). Purpose: To collect and evaluate long-term clinical data on patients whose total shoulder replacement (TSR) is performed using the traditional surgical approach (called the subscapularis release approach) as compared to patients who have a TSR procedure done using a newer surgical approach (called the rotator cuff sparing approach).
Official title: Rotator Cuff Sparing Total Arthroplasty - A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
108
Start Date
2010-07
Completion Date
2027-05-04
Last Updated
2026-01-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
TSR - traditional subscapularis release
Total Shoulder Replacement surgery performed using the traditional subscapularis release approach.
TSR - rotator cuff sparing
Total Shoulder Replacement surgery performed using the rotator cuff sparing approach.
Locations (1)
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, New York, United States