Knotless Suture Bridge Technique in High-Grade Bursal-Sided Rotator Cuff Tears. Is This The Way Forward?
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29349028.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.eats.2017.08.016 and PMC identifier 5765673.
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Abstract
We present our technique in managing high-grade bursal-sided rotator cuff tears. In this technique, the remaining intact cuff tissue is not sacrificed. The suture bridge technique is used to uniformly tension the torn tissue to the rotator cuff footprint. No knots are tied on the rotator cuff to minimize the tension on the cuff. The sutures are then anchored on the lateral cortex of the humerus. This technique allows repair with minimum tension while preserving the original length of the rotator cuff.
Anatomy
- shoulder