Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of arthroscopic microfracture technique combined with conventional rotator cuff suture and conventional rotator cuff suture alone in promoting rotator cuff tear healing.Methods 205 patients with rotator cuff tears admitted to our hospital from January 2020 to January 2025 were selected and divided into a control group (103 cases) and an observation group (102 cases) by random number table method. The control group was treated with conventional rotator cuff suture, and the observation group was treated with arthroscopic microfracture + conventional rotator cuff suture. The range of motion of the shoulder joint, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score , University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) shoulder score, Constant-Murley shoulder score (CMS), visual analog scale (VAS) and imaging-related indexes were compared between the two groups. After 6 months of follow-up, complications and re-tears were recorded.Results One month after the operation, the shoulder joint activity of the observation group was greater than that of the control group, the ASES score, UCLA shoulder score and CMS of the observation group were higher than those of the control group, and the VAS score was lower than that of the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in shoulder joint activity, ASES score, UCLA shoulder score, CMS and VAS score between the two groups at 3 and 6 months after operation (P > 0.05). At one month after operation, the improvement of shoulder-brachial distance and tendon integrity in the observation group was better than that in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). At six months after operation, the total incidence of complications and re-tear rate in the observation group were 7.84% and 2.94%, respectively, compared with 6.80% and 8.74% in the control group, the differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.05).Conclusion Compared with the simple use of conventional rotator cuff suture, the arthroscopic microfracture technique of the shoulder combined with conventional rotator cuff suture in the treatment of rotator cuff tears has more advantages in promoting early structural healing and functional recovery, but the mid-term effects and safety of the two are comparable.