Surgical Technique for Rotator Cuff Augmentation with Acellular Human Dermal Matrix

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Surgical Technique for Rotator Cuff Augmentation with Acellular Human Dermal Matrix

By Leon Ezagui FEATURING Leon Ezagui

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March 24, 2021

Although is generally accepted, satisfactory results of arthroscopic repair of large rotator cuff tears depend ...
read more ↘ on many factors such as the size of the tear, tissue quality, the age of the patient, and the number of previous surgeries, among others. To decrease the rate of recurrence, we propose a surgical technique for augmentation using an acellular dermal matrix. Our technique allows the surgeon to initially suture the tear in a regular fashion with a standard transosseous equivalent technique, without visual interference from the graft. Once the tear is repaired, the augmentation is performed in a simple, all-arthroscopic, reproducible, and safe way. Also, we do not use extra implants for the fixation of the graft, so it does not increase the cost of the procedure (leaving aside the cost of the matrix itself).
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