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SUBMITTER: Sanchez G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5795266 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sanchez George G Chahla Jorge J Moatshe Gilbert G Ferrari Márcio B MB Kennedy Nicholas I NI Provencher Matthew T MT
Arthroscopy techniques 20171002 5
Massive rotator cuff tears are particularly challenging to treat and severely limit the function of the shoulder. Compared with a small rotator cuff tear, massive tears are more unpredictable and usually present with low tendon quality. When performing an anatomical repair of the rotator cuff, the surgical treatment is often associated with failure of the construct. An alternative procedure that can be performed in the setting of a massive tear is superior capsular reconstruction (SCR), using an ...[more]