Arthroscopic Modified Double-Pulley Suture-Bridge Repair of Medium-Sized Supraspinatus Tendon Tears.

ABSTRACT: At present, the repair patterns for medium-sized supraspinatus tendon tears are double- and single-row repairs. However, the limitations of double-row repair include excessive anchor implantation and incremental surgical cost and time, whereas a deficient tendon-bone contact area exists with single-row repair. The modified double-pulley suture-bridge repair presented in this study is an arthroscopic technique using 3 double-loaded suture anchors combined with a double-pulley technique to form a hybrid repair pattern with a double row as the mainstay and a single row as the supplement. In the treatment of medium-sized tendon tears, the modified double-pulley suture-bridge repair can not only maximize the tendon-bone contact area but also lower the surgical cost and shorten the operative tim

SUBMITTER: Huang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11258870 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature