Use of a Knotless Suture Anchor to Perform Double-Pulley Capsulotenodesis of Infraspinatus

Drew A Ratner; Jason P Rogers; John M Tokish

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2017.12.002

Use of a Knotless Suture Anchor to Perform Double-Pulley Capsulotenodesis of Infraspinatus

Arthrosc Tech. 2018 Apr 16;7(5):e485-e490. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2017.12.002. eCollection 2018 May.

Authors

Drew A Ratner¹, Jason P Rogers¹, John M Tokish²

Affiliations

¹ Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, Greenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.
² Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

Abstract

In this Technical Note, we describe an arthroscopic remplissage procedure to treat anterior instability. Specifically, we use a technique to perform double-pulley capsulotenodesis of the infraspinatus tendon using a Knotless SutureTak Suture Anchor (Arthrex, Naples, FL). This is a modification of a previously described double-pulley technique. The primary advantage of our technique compared with the previous double-pulley techniques described is that knot tying is not required.