title: Technique of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using implantable 4-mm Revo suture anchors, suture Shuttle Relays, and no. 2 nonabsorbable mattress sutures.
abstract: This article reviews an arthroscopic technique used to repair small- and medium-sized rotator cuff tears using a retrievable screw-in suture anchor and permanent braided sutures. The cuff is shaved, the bone is prepared arthroscopically, and a subacromial decompression is performed. After implanting the anchors, the sutures are passed through the cuff using Shuttle Relay suture passers and a suture punch. To complete the repair, the sutures are tied using a knot-pusher.
authors.affiliation: Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Van Nuys, California 91405, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D020679:Arthroscopes; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures