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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

- Open Rotator Cuff Repair

- Discussion: 
    - Exposure and Setup:
           - arthroscopic acomioplasty
                  - ref: Arthroscopic rotator cuff debridement without decompression for the treatment of tendinosis.
           - subacromial bursectomy
                  - ref: Subacromial internal spacer for rotator cuff tendon repair: "the balloon technique".
           - distal clavicle excision
           - biceps tendon
                  - head of the biceps is drawn into the glenohumeral joint and inspected;
                  - Disorders of the long head of the biceps tendon 


    - restoration of  the foot print
    - assessment of cuff tear
    - cuff repair techniques



- Complications:
      -
Impingement syndrome of the shoulder following double row suture anchor technique for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a case report.
      - Incidence and treatment of postoperative stiffness following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
      - The Long-Term Outcome of Recurrent Defects After Rotator Cuff Repair.



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.

Last updated by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD on Friday, October 23, 2009 11:19 am