ShoulderThe association between arterial hypertension and rotator cuff tear: the influence on rotator cuff tear sizes
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Materials and methods
This study used a case–control design. The cases were 408 consecutive patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff tear between January 2009 and May 2010 and were treated by two of the authors (S.G., V.C.). The control group included 201 individuals who underwent orthopedic examination because of pathologies not affecting the shoulder. For the purposes of this study, participants were divided into two groups depending on the presence or absence of hypertension. Participants were
Results
Sample characteristics are reported in Table II. Patients with a massive tear were slightly older than the control participants and also older than patients with a small or a large tear; therefore, age was included as a covariate in the subsequent statistical analyses. The proportions of men and women were similar in the control group and in each patient category. Adjusting for age and sex, the risk of tear occurrence was twice as high in hypertensive individuals as in normotensive participants
Discussion
Multicenter studies in different countries have published data about the higher risk of cardiac disease and stroke in patients affected by hypertension21; unfortunately, the possible degenerative effects of hypertension on osteotendinous junctions still have to be brought to light.
The genesis of rotator cuff rupture is multifactorial. Intrinsic factors, such as rotator cuff hypovascularity,11 have been taken into consideration. Arterial hypertension is a cause of peripheral hypovascularity;
Conclusion
Our study shows that arterial hypertension is more frequent in patients with rotator cuff tear than in controls and that patients with hypertension are more likely to develop a large or massive cuff tear. It also shows how a longer duration of antihypertensive therapy, interpreted as duration of disease, is correlated with an increased severity of tear.
Disclaimer
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Italian law does not require Investigational Review Board approval for this type of study. The authors certify that their respective institutions approved the human protocol for this investigation and that all investigations were conducted in conformity with ethical principles of research.