Arthroscopic Biologic Tuberoplasty for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: An Expedited Technique.

ABSTRACT: Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears in patients for whom arthroplasty is not an option can be a challenging clinical scenario for shoulder surgeons to manage. To achieve the best patient outcomes, a myriad of options has been presented in the literature, including debridement with biceps tenotomy or tenodesis, various tendon transfer procedures, superior capsular reconstruction, biceps tendon rerouting, bursal acromion resurfacing, balloon spacers, and tuberoplasty. While debridement with biceps tenotomy and superior capsular reconstruction have historically provided improvements in patient-reported outcomes, high rates of arthritis progression and failure of graft healing have been noted with these techniques, respectively. The superior capsular reconstruction has also proven to be tec

SUBMITTER: Suri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9827058 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature