Modified Double-Row Suture Bridge Technique With Double-Row Biceps Tenodesis for Massive Rotator Cuff Tear

Joseph Maalouly; Dany Aouad; Antonios Tawk; Georges El Rassi

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2020.02.013

Modified Double-Row Suture Bridge Technique With Double-Row Biceps Tenodesis for Massive Rotator Cuff Tear

Arthrosc Tech. 2020 May 23;9(6):e829-e835. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2020.02.013. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Joseph Maalouly¹, Dany Aouad¹, Antonios Tawk¹, Georges El Rassi¹

Affiliation

¹ St Georges University Medical Center, Lebanon, Beirut.

Abstract

This article aims to describe a modification of the arthroscopic suture bridge technique for repair of a massive (>3 cm) rotator cuff tear. The method uses 2 medial anchors and 2 lateral anchors for rotator cuff repair, as well as double-row biceps tenodesis. This operative modification may impart better tendon healing and fewer rupture complications than the traditional double-row repair techniques.