Clinical Outcomes of Modified Mason-Allen Single-Row Repair for Bursal-Sided Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Comparison With the Double-Row Suture-Bridge Technique

• Published in: The American journal of sports medicine Vol. 43; no. 8; p. 1976
• Main Authors: Shin, Sang-Jin, Kook, Seung-Hwan, Rao, Nandan, Seo, Myeong-Jae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthroscopy - methods; Female; Humans; Lacerations - surgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Period; Retrospective Studies; Rotator Cuff - pathology; Rotator Cuff - surgery; Rotator Cuff Injuries; Shoulder - pathology; Shoulder - surgery; Shoulder Injuries; Suture Anchors; Suture Techniques; Treatment Outcome; modified Mason-Allen single-row repair; bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tear; double-row suture-bridge repair

Various repair techniques have been reported for the operative treatment of bursal-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears. Recently, arthroscopic single-row repair using a modified Mason-Allen technique has been introduced. The arthroscopic, modified Mason-Allen single-row technique with preserv...