for Irreparable Tears
Fig. 1 Intra-articular view from the arthroscopic posterior portal. Long head biceps tendon is degenerated (a), so the tenotomy is performed with a basket (b). The procedure is completed (c)…
for Conservative Treatment
Reparable tears General factors Age > 72 years Insulin-dependent diabetes Poorly controlled hypertension longtime hypercholesterolemia Smoking habit Alcoholic patients BMI ≥30 and ≤ 20 Cancer Severe heart and lung diseases…
Bridge and Transosseous Techniques
Fig. 1 Patient position and portal locations for transosseous equivalent suture bridge repair technique. Beach chair position, standard posterior and anterior portals, mid-lateral viewing portal 2 cm from the acromial…
with Patches
Product Name Manufacturer Material source Cross-link Sterilization Size GraftJacket (Allograft) Wright Medical Technology, Inc Human dermis No Aseptic processing Multiple Restore (Xenograft) Ortobiologic Soft Tissue Implant; Depuy Orthopedics Small intestine…
of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Fig. 1 Right shoulder of a 67-year-old gentleman. MRI scan (a) and arthroscopic view (from the posterior portal) (b) showing a rotator cuff repair failure In the series of Brislin…
Possible Role of the Transcription Factor NF-kB on Evolution of Rotator Cuff Tear and on Mechanisms of Cuff Tendon Healing
Fig. 1 Immunohistochemical analysis with nuclear factor kappa B p65 antibody. Anterior margin of a massive rotator cuff tear. Activated tenocytes. 20× Neoangiogenesis evaluation was scored as absent or present…
and CT Arthrography (CTA)
Fig. 1 Coronal CT showing the 22G needle in articulation so that the solution composed of 2–3 ml of soluble contrast and 10–20 ml of filtered sterile air can be…
Cuff Biomechanics
Fig. 1 Directions of vector line of deltoid, supraspinatus, subscapularis Activity To define the activity or contraction of a muscle, it is necessary to consider the motion and position of…
and Demographics of the Rotator Cuff Tear
Fig. 1 Prevalence of rotator cuff tear on dominant limb in asymptomatic subjects that have undergone ultrasound examination, in the various age groups. (Milgrom, 1995) In a similar study, performed…
