Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients, male or female, aged 18 or over at the time of surgery * Patients who underwent a edge-to-edge surgical repair of the rotator cuff between 2015 and 2017 at Jean Mermoz Hospital in Lyon (including patients who had previously undergone a first rotator cuff repair) * Patients with a V-shaped, retracted supraspinatus tendon tear, with or without involvement of the infraspinatus tendon, rendering direct reattachment of the tendon to the bone impossible * Patients for whom pre-operative and operative records are available * Patients agreeing to long-term follow-up comprising clinical assessment and an MRI scan * Patients affiliated with or covered by a social security scheme * French-speaking patients who have signed an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have undergone conventional tendon-to-bone repair rather than edge-to-edge repair * Patients with significant subscapularis tendon lesions requiring specific repair * Patients with massive or irreparable concomitant rotator cuff tears unsuitable for edge-to-edge repair * Patient with a history of previous shoulder surgery on the affected side, other than rotator cuff surgery * Patient with severe glenohumeral osteoarthritis or another shoulder condition that may skew the results * Patient with a contraindication to MRI * Patients under legal protection: adults under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection; or those deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision * Patients admitted to hospital without consent * Pregnant women.