Biceps Brachii Distal Tendon Ruptures: Conservative and Surgical Treatment Outcomes
- Authors: Medvedchikov A.E.1,2, Anastasieva E.A.1,2, Korytkin A.A.1, Lukinov V.L.1,3, Kirilova I.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan
- Clinic NIITO
- Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 28, No 4 (2022)
- Pages: 114-125
- Section: Clinical studies
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2311-2905/article/view/124804
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/2311-2905-1997
- ID: 124804
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Abstract
Background. Interest in the study of the distal biceps brachii tendon ruptures in the recent decade has been caused by the development of instrumental diagnostic methods, the new sports disciplines appear and by the technological workplace environment complication. The main concepts of treatment depend on the injury term, the tendon tissue damage area, the patient functional needs and his/her professional activities, the comorbidity index (CCI), so the concepts are divided into two: conservative and surgical.
The aim of the study — to identify the most effective method of treating patients with a biceps brachii distal tendon rupture.
Methods. The study included 58 patients (all men) with a biceps brachii distal tendon injury. They were divided into groups depending on the concept of treatment: a conservative treatment group — 20 (34%) patients and a surgical treatment group — 38 (66%). The surgical treatment group was also divided into subgroups according to surgical approaches, reinsertion methods and types of fixation. Patients underwent physical tests (O’Driscoll, Ruland, et al.), ultrasound to compare the proximal radio-ulnar space, degree of muscle retraction, lacertus fibrosus involvement, and MRI of the elbow joint. The functional scales VAS, DASH and ASES were used to evaluate the obtained results. The results of instrumental diagnostic methods were evaluated with the L. Perera (2012) and J. Fuente (2018) classifications.
Results. Evaluation of the results in the groups of surgical (Ns) and conservative (Nc) treatment according to functional scales after 6 (VAS, DASH) and 36 months (ASES) revealed: a decrease in subjective pain score ≤ 1 point, a decrease in DASH to 21 and 43 points (statistically significant decrease in both groups p<0.001, difference between groups p = 0.005), ASES: 91 and 71 points (dynamics in both groups and difference between groups p <0.001). Minimally invasive approaches compared with open access (nD) showed better functional outcomes according to the DASH scale: nBA vs nD — p = 0.006; nMA vs nD — p = 0.013 after 6 months, and according to the ASES scale: nBA vs nD — p = 0.007; nBA vs nD — p= 0.002 after 36 months. An reinsertion methods intragroup analysis revealed the achievement of peak indicators by ≤ 6 weeks without complications in the anatomical variant according to the VAS: nBA vs nMA — p = 0.264; DASH: nBA vs nMA — p = 0.856; ASES — nBA vs nMA p = 0.179.
Conclusion. Comparison within subgroups made it possible to identify the most effective technique — combination of minimally invasive access with an anatomical version of intracanal fixation with a cortical button. This technique has shown to have a low risk of postoperative complications.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Artem E. Medvedchikov
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan; Clinic NIITO
Email: medikea@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1271-9026
SPIN-code: 9995-2267
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; Novosibirsk
Evgeniya A. Anastasieva
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan; Clinic NIITO
Author for correspondence.
Email: evgeniya.anastasieva@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9329-8373
SPIN-code: 6654-5767
Scopus Author ID: 56532108000
ResearcherId: L-6479-2017
创伤学 - 骨科医生,创伤学和骨科研究生
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; NovosibirskAndrey A. Korytkin
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan
Email: andrey.korytkin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9231-5891
SPIN-code: 2273-2241
Cand. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, NovosibirskVitaliy L. Lukinov
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan; Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: vitaliy.lukinov@sci-boost.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3411-508X
Cand. Sci. (Phys.-Mat.)
Russian Federation, Novosibirsk; NovosibirskIrina A. Kirilova
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan
Email: irinakirilova71@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1911-9741
SPIN-code: 9482-9230
Dr. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, NovosibirskReferences
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