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Obere Extremität Jonas Pogorzelski1,2 · Erik M. Fritz1 · Jonathan A. Godin1,3 · Andreas B. Imhoff2 ·
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11678-018-0449-1 Peter J. Millett1,3
Received: 30 November 2017 1
Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Vail, USA
Accepted: 29 January 2018 2
© The Author(s) 2018. This article is an open Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar,
access publication. Munich, Germany
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The Steadman Clinic, Vail, USA
Introduction including rotator cuff tears, anterior treatment show promising results with
shoulder instability, biceps tendinitis, good clinical outcomes, studies with
Shoulder pain is one of the most common lesions to the acromioclavicular (AC) mid-term follow-up are more disillu-
musculoskeletal complaints accounting joint, and proximal humeral fractures. sioning [10, 22, 38, 39, 50]. This could
for at least 4.5 million patient visits an- Moreover, we aim to provide a short be explained by the fact that smaller
nually in the United States [43, 55] and overview of the nonoperative manage- tears may not affect the force couples in
occurring in as many as 51% of indi- ment of each of these pathologies. the shoulder, thus a reasonable degree
viduals in a lifetime [64]. Moreover, the of shoulder function may be maintained
economic burden of shoulder pathology Rotator cuff tears [42]. As there is strong evidence that
is vast with annual direct costs for treat- the natural history of nonoperatively
ment of shoulder dysfunction totaling Indications for nonoperative treated rotator cuff tears leads to tear
at least $7 billion in the United States, treatment of symptomatic full- progression over time, nonoperative
mostly due to operative treatment [47]. thickness rotator cuff tears outcomes studies with longer follow-up
In Germany the percentage of affected pa- may include more patients whose tears
tients and associated costs are expected Although symptomatic rotator cuff tears have progressed to the point of destroyed
to be similar. Moreover, with an aging are common and affect between 4% and force couples [80].
and increasingly active patient popula- 32% of the general population, the most Kukkonen et al. [38, 39] published
tion in the Western world, the absolute appropriate therapy is still debatable a randomized controlled trial for the
number of shoulder pathologies is likely [59, 75]. While there is agreement that treatment of supraspinatus tendon tears
to grow, further increasing costs. traumatic rotator cuff tears should be in patients older than 55 years. A total of
These economic implications high- treated operatively, the treatment choice 180 shoulders with supraspinatus tendon
light the critical need for appropriate for atraumatic rotator cuff tears remains tears were randomly allocated into one
diagnosis and treatment of various shoul- unclear [38, 39]. This is mainly due of three treatment groups:
der pathologies, as under-diagnosis and to the fact that the radiological failure 1. Isolated physiotherapy
under-treatment can result in increased rate following rotator cuff repair surgery 2. Acromioplasty and physiotherapy
costs to society with disability and lost can be as high as 70% depending on 3. Rotator cuff repair with acromio-
production. On the other hand, aggres- the patient cohort, thus leading to the plasty and physiotherapy
sive over-treatment can further inflate assumption that nonoperative treatment
already burgeoning health-care costs and may be equivalent [5, 8, 24, 41]. This After 1 year of follow-up, no statistically
potentially harm the patient. conjecture is further strengthened by the significant differences in outcomes were
Therefore, the purpose of this review fact that pain relief and improvement of detected, thus leading to the conclusion
is to distinguish the indications between symptoms do not necessarily go hand that surgical therapy is not superior in
operative and nonoperative management in hand with structural healing of the these patients [38]. Later, with an addi-
for five common shoulder pathologies, tendon [59]. tional year of follow-up, the groups still
However, when taking a closer look did not differ significantly in outcomes;
at published outcomes in the literature, however, tear progression measured with
Research performed at the Steadman Philippon
Research Institute, Vail, CO, USA and the Depart- nonsurgical treatment appears to have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sug-
ment of Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Technical limitations. While multiple studies with gested that only patients with lower phys-
University of Munich, Munich, Germany. short-term follow-up of nonsurgical ical demands should be treated nonoper-
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Fig. 3 8 Radiographs of a 26-year-old male patient after a direct fall onto his right shoulder. a Panoramic view after in-
jury showing a probable Rockwood type II injury.b However, the Alexander view demonstrates the clavicle overriding the
acromion, thus indicating horizontal instability and defining this as a Rockwood type IV injury.Accordingly, the patient un-
derwent operative therapy with two dog-bones instead of one in order to better address the horizontal instability, as pictured
in c, the postoperative panoramic radiograph.d Postoperatively, the horizontal instability was resolved as demonstrated on
the Alexander view 6 weeks after surgery
sification system that is most widely used Although high-level studies are rare by patient tolerance and evidence of
for AC joint injuries today [79]. No- in the orthopedic literature to definitively improved scapulohumeral kinematics.
tably, this system, which is based on the guide optimal treatment, there is a com- Nonoperative treatment failed in 12 pa-
work of Tossy et al. [74], recognizes the mon consensus regarding the most ap- tients, who ultimately required surgery.
importance of the coracoclavicular (CC) propriate treatments based on Rockwood Reasons cited for nonoperative failure
ligaments in joint stability [79]. type [6]. included unremitting pain, weakness,
Rockwood type I injuries are charac- It is generally agreed that type I and instability, and dysfunction in spite of
terized by a sprain without rupture of II injuries should undergo initial nonop- physical therapy. At a mean follow-up
the AC ligaments with no anatomic dis- erative treatment while types IV–VI re- of 3.3 years, patient-reported outcome
location and intact trapezius and deltoid quire surgery [6]. Optimal management scores—including the American Shoul-
fascia. Type II injuries involve rupture of of type III injuries has been controver- der and Elbow Surgeons score (ASES),
the AC joint ligaments but are otherwise sial. In the highest-level study to date, Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoul-
similar to type I. Type III injuries are the Canadian Orthopedic Trauma Soci- der, and Hand score (QuickDASH),
characterized by rupture of both the AC ety [16] recently completed a prospective Single Assessment Numeric Evalua-
and CC ligaments with superior displace- randomized trial of 83 patients compar- tion score (SANE), and Short Form
ment of the clavicle of 25–100% com- ing nonoperative treatment of grade III, 12 Physical Component Summary (SF-
pared with the contralateral shoulder; IV, or V AC joint injuries with operative 12 PCS)—did not significantly differ be-
notably, the trapezius and deltoid fascia intervention using a hook plate. Out- tween those who successfully completed
are disrupted with this injury. Type IV come scores at short-term follow-up as nonoperative therapy and those who
injuries generally present with additional far as 2 years demonstrated no signifi- required eventual surgery [60].
horizontal instability (. Fig. 3). Type V cant difference between the groups with In general, there is consensus that
injuries are similar to type-III injuries, the exception of superior radiographic the horizontal stability of the clavicle
but the clavicle is superiorly displaced results in the operative group [16]. is considered a potential key factor for
more than 100% compared with the con- Moreover, Petri and colleagues re- a successful postoperative outcome. It
tralateral side. Type-VI injuries, which viewed 41 patients with Rockwood is hypothesized that an unstable clavi-
are rarely seen, involve rupture of both grade III AC joint injuries who were cle causes pain and functional deficits.
AC and CC ligaments with inferior dis- initially treated nonoperatively [60]. Therefore, the ISAKOS shoulder com-
placement of the distal clavicle under- Nonoperative management consisted of mittee [7] recently proposed a modifica-
neath the acromion; the trapezius and formal physical therapytwotothree times tion to the classic Rockwood classifica-
deltoid fascia are disrupted [74, 79]. per week for at least 6 weeks using a pha- tion in which type III injuries may be fur-
sic approach with progression dictated ther subdivided into types IIIA and IIIB;
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type IIIA injuries are horizontally stable Better outcomes may be achieved with to the head fragment, nonsurgical treat-
and may respond well to conservative surgical fixation in cases with signifi- ment may yield good-to-excellent results
management, but type IIIB injuries are cant displacement, a bony avulsion of the [17].
unstable and should therefore be treated supraspinatus tendon, a block to range of Although surgical treatment of com-
surgically [7]. motion, and involvement of the anatomic plex fracture patterns is generally advo-
neck. However, well-designed compar- cated, the efficacy of operative vs. nonop-
Treatment ative studies of operative vs. nonoper- erative management remains to be clearly
ative management of two-part fractures delineated. In a study of 60 elderly pa-
Typical nonoperative treatment consists are lacking [26]. tients with a displaced three-part frac-
of primary immobilization and subse- Some authors have found that greater ture of the proximal humerus, Olerud
quent active rehabilitation [15]. How- tuberosity fractures with >5 mm of dis- et al. found that surgical management
ever, evidence to support the efficacy of placement may benefit from surgical fix- with a locking plate resulted in better
specific rehabilitation protocols is limited ation to reduce the risk of subacromial functional outcomes and health-related
[15]. impingement [58, 63]. Lesser tuberosity quality of life than did nonsurgical treat-
Gladstone et al. [25] published a phys- fractures with internal rotation impinge- ment, but at a cost of additional surgery in
ical therapy regimen for the nonoperative ment may also benefit from surgery if 30% of patients [56]. By contrast, a meta-
treatment of AC joint injuries types I, II, nonoperative management fails [52]. In analysis of randomized controlled trials
and III in athletes. Phase 1 lasts 3–10 days contrast to other parts of the proximal did not find improved functional out-
and focuses on elimination of pain and humerus, the anatomic neck is devoid of comes with open reduction and internal
sling immobilization to protect the AC soft-tissue attachments and has a tenu- fixation (ORIF) compared with nonsur-
joint. Range-of-motion exercises begin ous blood supply, which may result in an gical treatment in elderly patients with
in phase 2 with gradual progression increased risk of osteonecrosis. displaced three-part or four-part prox-
of isotonic exercise for strengthening. Court-Brown et al. recommend imal humeral fractures [40]. The study
Phase 3 involves advanced strengthen- 2 weeks of sling immobilization followed concluded that these results must be con-
ing, and phase 4 involves sports-specific by physical therapy for patients with two- sidered in the context of variable patient
training before full return to activity [25]. part surgical neck fractures and valgus- demographics.
The total length of rehabilitation can last impacted fractures [17, 18]. Two-part A systematic review supported the
3–6 months. Moreover, it is important proximal humeral fractures with >66% use of nonsurgical treatment of proximal
to check on the scapula movement since translation were treated with either sling humeral fractures and noted a 2% rate
a significant number of patients suffering immobilization or with internal fixation of osteonecrosis mainly associated with
from AC joint injuries also present with with flexible intramedullary nailing and three-part and four-part fractures, high
scapula dyskinesis. tension-band wires [17, 18]. No statis- rates of radiographic union, and modest
Overall, the general consensus re- tical difference was reported between complication rates [32]. Ultimately, the
garding management of AC joint in- the groups with regard to Neer score, patient’s baseline physiology and func-
juries is fairly straightforward: initial return to activities of daily living, and tion may help to quantify the potential
nonoperative treatment for Rockwood union rates [17, 18]. The data demon- advantages of nonsurgical management,
grades I–II, and operative intervention strate that the Constant score diminishes even in the setting of complex fracture
for grades IV–VI. For patients with with advancing age and degree of dis- patterns.
grade III lesions, a closer look con- placement. However, when calculated
cerning the stability of the clavicle is based on age-adjusted Constant score, Treatment
necessary. the older patients actually had better
scores than the younger patients [14, 17, A number of proximal humeral fractures
Proximal humeral fracture 18, 34]. Therefore, sling immobilization may be treated nonoperatively. However,
is an appropriate treatment option for patients must understand the expecta-
Indications for nonoperative patients older than age 60 years with tions with this treatment approach and
treatment of proximal humeral valgus-impacted, two-part surgical neck comply with the accompanying restric-
fractures or two-part tuberosity fractures. tions. In general, excellent results have
Although three-part and four-part been achieved with short-term immobi-
The number of bone parts and concomi- fractures often require surgical fixation, lization (<2 weeks) in a sling and early
tant displacement mainly influences the nonoperative management can be con- physical therapy [28, 63, 72]. While the
treatment strategy of proximal humeral sidered for patients with poor baseline literature supports early mobilization, it
fractures. Nonoperative treatment of function and/or an inability to toler- is important to ensure that further frac-
two-part fractures with early rehabil- ate surgery. In select three-part and ture displacement does not occur. Sling
itation has been found to be at least four-part fractures, particularly valgus- immobilization with or without closed
as efficacious as surgical treatment in impacted fractures with <1 cm of dis- reduction also has a role in the man-
injuries with minimal displacement [29]. placement of the tuberosities in relation
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