Techniques for managing poor quality tissue and bone during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

Arthroscopy. 2011 Oct;27(10):1409-21. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.05.015. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

Abstract

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair can be challenged by poor soft-tissue or bone quality. Both biologic and biomechanical factors have been widely implicated in rotator cuff retearing after arthroscopic repair. In this Level V article, we describe several techniques for arthroscopically overcoming these challenges.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthroscopy / methods*
  • Bone Cysts / complications
  • Bone Cysts / surgery
  • Bone Transplantation
  • Debridement
  • Equipment Failure
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis / complications
  • Osteoporosis / pathology*
  • Rotator Cuff / pathology
  • Rotator Cuff / surgery*
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries
  • Suture Anchors
  • Suture Techniques* / instrumentation
  • Transplantation, Autologous / methods
  • Wound Healing
  • Wounds and Injuries / complications