Increasing incidence of rotator cuff repairs—A nationwide registry study in Finland

Background Rotator cuff repair incidence rates have reportedly increased in the United States and England. Here we analyzed nationwide data relating to rotator cuff repairs recorded in the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register (NHDR). Methods The NHDR was reviewed to identify adult patients w...

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Published in:BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 189
Main Authors: Paloneva, Juha, Lepola, Vesa, Äärimaa, Ville, Joukainen, Antti, Ylinen, Jari, Mattila, Ville M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 12.08.2015
BioMed Central Ltd
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Epidemiology
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Hospitalization - trends
Humans
Incidence
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal diseases
Orthopedics
Physical therapy
Registries
Rehabilitation
Research Article
Retrospective Studies
Rheumatology
Rotator cuff
Rotator Cuff - surgery
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Sports Medicine
Systematic review
Trends
Young Adult
United Kingdom
Finland
Rotator Cuff
Tendon Repair
Biceps Tendon
Private Health Care
Rotator Cuff Repair
ISSN:1471-2474, 1471-2474
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Summary:Background Rotator cuff repair incidence rates have reportedly increased in the United States and England. Here we analyzed nationwide data relating to rotator cuff repairs recorded in the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register (NHDR). Methods The NHDR was reviewed to identify adult patients who underwent rotator cuff repair between 1998 and 2011. Incidence rates per 10 5 person-years were calculated using the annual adult population size. Results During the 14-year time period, 50,646 rotator cuff repairs were performed on subjects aged 18 years or older. The incidence of rotator cuff repair showed an almost linear increase of 204 %, from 44 per 10 5 person-years in 1998 to 131 per 10 5 person-years in 2011. The most common concomitant procedure was acromioplasty, which was performed in approximately 40 % of rotator cuff repairs in 2011. Other common concomitant procedures included tenodesis (7 %) and tenotomy (6 %) of the long head of the biceps tendon, and resection of the acromioclavicular joint (3 %). Conclusions This nationwide analysis revealed a remarkable increase in the incidence of rotator cuff repair from 1998 to 2011 in Finland. This progress can be questioned, since there are not convincing data of the superiority of the operative treatment over non-operative management in all rotator cuff tears.
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ISSN:1471-2474
1471-2474
DOI:10.1186/s12891-015-0639-6