Double-Row Repair Technique for Bursal-Sided Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears

Hytham Salem, B.A.; Aaron Carter, M.D.; Fotios Tjoumakaris, M.D.; Kevin B. Freedman, M.D.

Arthroscopy Techniques (Mar 2018)

Double-Row Repair Technique for Bursal-Sided Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears

Hytham Salem, B.A.,
Aaron Carter, M.D.,
Fotios Tjoumakaris, M.D.,
Kevin B. Freedman, M.D.

Affiliations

Hytham Salem, B.A.: Rothman Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Aaron Carter, M.D.: Rothman Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Fotios Tjoumakaris, M.D.: Rothman Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Kevin B. Freedman, M.D.: Address correspondence to Kevin B. Freedman, M.D., Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 200, 825 Old Lancaster Rd, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, U.S.A.; Rothman Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 3
pp. e199 – e203

Abstract

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Rotator cuff pathology is a common cause of shoulder pain in the athletic and general population. Partial-thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCT) are commonly encountered and can be bursal-sided, articular-sided, or intratendinous. Various techniques exist for the repair of bursal-sided PTRCTs. The 2 main distinctions when addressing these lesions include tear completion versus preservation of the intact fibers, and single- versus double-row suture anchor fixation. We present our method for addressing bursal-sided PTRCTs using an in situ repair technique with double-row suture anchors.

Published in Arthroscopy Techniques

ISSN: 2212-6287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/arthroscopy-techniques

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