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  • Title
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Anchor Placement
  • 3. Retrieving and Passing Suture Arms
  • 4. Tie Suture

Rotator Cuff Repair (Cadaver Shoulder)

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Patrick Vavken, MD1; Sabah Ali2
1Smith and Nephew Endoscopy Laboratory
2University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Orthopaedics

Procedure Outline

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Introduction
    1. 2. Anchor Placement
      1. 3. Retrieving and Passing Suture Arms
        1. 4. Tie Suture Arms
          • Using posterior portal for visualization, locate rotator cuff tear and debride edges.
          • Evaluate size of rotator cuff tear. Number of anchors used will depend on size.
          • Using superior lateral portal, position anchor and drill into bone.
          • Mallet anchor into bone and release anchor.
          • Using retriever, retrieve first suture arm through superior lateral portal.
          • Pass suture arm and take suture bite into cuff to be attached.
          • Retrieve second suture.
          • Pass second suture arm.
          • Tie arms using an arthroscopic knot.
          • Cut suture ends above knot.
          • Repeat with more anchors as needed.

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          Article Information

          Publication Date
          Article ID27
          Production ID0105
          Volume2024
          Issue27
          DOI
          https://doi.org/10.24296/jomi/27