Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-18-2022
Abstract
Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears pose a significant challenge for both the treating orthopedic surgeon and patient. Surgical treatment options for massive rotator cuff tears include arthroscopic debridement, biceps tenotomy or tenodesis, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, partial rotator cuff repair, cuff augmentation, tendon transfers, superior capsular reconstruction, subacromial balloon spacer, and ultimately reverse shoulder arthroplasty. The present study will provide a brief overview of these treatment options along with a description of the surgical technique for subacromial balloon spacer placement.
Recommended Citation
Rondon, Alexander J.; Farronato, Dominic M.; Pezzulo, Joshua D.; and Abboud, Joseph A., "Irreparable Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Subacromial Balloon Surgical Technique" (2022). Rothman Institute Faculty Papers. Paper 206.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/rothman_institute/206
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final version published in Arthroscopy Techniques, Volume 12, Issue 3, March 2023, Pg. e421 - e432.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2022.08.048. Copyright © 2022 THE AUTHORS. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.