Fig. 1 Glenoid morphology according to Walch’s classification [5] Assessing the preoperative glenoid morphology and correcting it are fundamental for the surgical procedure since posterior glenoid erosion is not only…
Fig. 1 MRI image. The arrow shows a partial tear Histologic studies showed that partial-thickness tears have essentially no ability to heal themselves over time [8]. Yamanaka and Matsumoto showed…
Fig. 1 Traumatic injury to right shoulder with inability to forward flex The examination is used to distinguish active and passive ranges of motion. Some shoulders develop stiffness after a…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
