Arthroscopic footprint reconstruction of bursal-side delaminated rotator cuff tears using the suture-bridge technique.

Kim, Kyung-Cheon; Rhee, Kwang-Jin; Shin, Hyun-Dae; Kim, Pil-Sung · Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · 2009

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

For a bursal-side retracted laminated rotator cuff tear, simple repair of the retracted bursal-side rotator cuff might be insufficient because the repaired tendon could remain as an intratendinous tear of the rotator cuff. We present a repair method for intratendinous rotator cuff tears using the suture-bridge technique. We believe that this method helps to preserve the remnant rotator cuff tendon without tissue damage and restores the normal rotator cuff footprint in bursal-side delaminated rotator cuff tears.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy