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SUBMITTER: Altintas B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5981853 | biostudies-other | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Altintas Burak B Pitta Rafael R Fritz Erik M EM Higgins Brendan B Millett Peter J PJ
Arthroscopy techniques 20180312 4
Type IV SLAP tears involve bucket-handle tears of the superior labrum with the tears extending into the biceps tendon. Surgical treatment options involve either primary repair or biceps tenodesis. Recent literature has shown good clinical outcomes after subpectoral biceps tenodesis for the treatment of type II and IV SLAP lesions. The purpose of this article is to present our technique for arthroscopic superior labrum repair with suture anchors and open subpectoral biceps tenodesis with an inter ...[more]