title: Tips of the trade #11. A technique for tendon and capsule separation in shoulder surgery.
abstract: Difficulty is frequently encountered in separating the rotator cuff tendons, particularly the subscapularis tendon, from the underlying and often adherent capsule. A safe and quick method of dissecting the tendon from the capsule using a Cobb elevator has proven effective without causing capsular penetration in well over 100 consecutive primary shoulder stabilizations.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Micheli
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*