Editorial Commentary: Is "Patch and Run" the New Way to Address Partial Rotator Cuff Tears?

Abstract

Partial rotator cuff tears are managed nonoperatively as a first-line treatment modality. When operative intervention is indicated, the appropriate technique has yet to be clearly elucidated. Operative management includes in situ repair, tear completion with repair, and more recently, bioinductive collagen patch implantation. Although bioinductive collagen implants have a shorter recovery time with a less stringent rehabilitation protocol with significant improvements on magnetic resonance imaging, comparison of functional outcomes following isolated biologic patch augmentation to repair techniques is limited and demonstrates no difference.