Source: Healio

Among patients with massive rotator cuff tears with irreparable supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons, arthroscopic subscapularis-only repair and greater tuberoplasty may offer a promising and safe method for treatment, according to study results.Forty-one patients who underwent arthroscopic subscapularis-only repair and greater tuberoplasty between April 2003 and August 2009 for massive three-tendon cuff tears with irreparable supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons after 3 months of conservative management was unsuccessful were retrospectively investigated. Sixty-one percent of patients underwent biceps tenotomy, and 39% had preexisting biceps tenotomy or rupture. The researchers assessed the patients using American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) and Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) scores. After a minimum of 12 months, 83% of patients were available for a follow-up telephone questionnaire.