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Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Published on: July 5, 2011
The Effect of Concomitant Biceps Tenodesis on Revision Surgery Rates After Primary Rotator Cuff Repair
Zachary C Pearson1, Mark Haft, Amil R Agarwal
1From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (Mr. Pearson, Mr. Haft, Mr. Agarwal, Dr. Mikula, Mr. Ahiarakwe, Dr. Best, Dr. Srikumaran); Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, The Steadman Clinic, Vail, CO (Dr. Rupp).
Introduction:
We aimed to use a national database to compare the 4-year revision surgery rates after rotator cuff repair (RCR) in patients with concomitant biceps tenodesis (BT) versus those without BT.
Methods:
A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using the PearlDiver database from 2015 to 2017. Patients undergoing primary open and arthroscopic RCR with and without BT were identified. Demographic variables, 90-day complications, and 2- and 4-year revision surgery rates were analyzed, and a multivariable logistic regression was conducted.
Results:
Of the 131,155 patients undergoing RCR, 24,487 (18.7%) underwent concomitant BT and 106,668 (81.3%) did not. After controlling for comorbidities and demographics, patients with concomitant BT were associated with lower odds of all-cause revision (OR; P-value [0.77; P < 0.001]), revision BT (0.65; P < 0.001), revision RCR (0.72; P < 0.001), and shoulder arthroplasty (0.81; P = 0.001) within 4 years when compared with those without concomitant BT.
Discussion:
In our analysis, patients undergoing primary RCR with concomitant BT had 35% reduced odds of revision BT and 23% reduced odds of any all-cause revision within 4 years when compared with those without concomitant BT. This suggests that tenodesis at the time of primary RCR may be associated with a reduction in the utilization of ipsilateral shoulder revision surgery rates.