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SUBMITTER: Petri M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4886263 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Petri Maximilian M Greenspoon Joshua A JA Millett Peter J PJ
Arthroscopy techniques 20151130 6
Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears in young patients are a particular challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. Surgical treatment options include debridement, partial rotator cuff repair, patch-augmented rotator cuff repair, bridging rotator cuff reconstruction with graft interposition, tendon transfer, and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Recently, reconstruction of the superior glenohumeral capsule using a fascia lata autograft has been suggested to reduce superior glenohumeral translati ...[more]