The primary objective of the study is to determine in adult patients with a rotator cuff tear, what size and pattern of rotator cuff tear would result in damage to the suprascapular nerve.
The secondary objectives are
1. To determine if an injured suprascapular nerve can recover if the rotator cuff tear is surgically repaired. 2. To determine if there is a limit of retraction before the suprascapular nerve is irreversibly damaged. 3. To determine factors that are protective against SSN injury. 4. Can the patient data gathered be used to optimise operative procedures.
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Bony pathology (such as significant shoulder arthritis that would exclude isolated rotator cuff repair)
Grossly abnormal shoulder anatomy
Motor Neurone Disease
Cervical cord disease affecting the SSN nerve roots
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Lead sponsor