title: A modified Mason-Allen technique for rotator cuff repair using suture anchors.
abstract: An adequate restoration of the muscle-tendon-bone unit is essential for a successful outcome after rotator cuff reconstruction. We describe a suture grasping technique for rotator cuff repair using suture anchors that can be performed either arthroscopically or during open rotator cuff refixation. The technique we use is a combination of a mattress and a single suture, thus representing the principles of a Mason-Allen suture technique. The modified Mason-Allen technique for suture anchor repair is easy to perform and provides excellent initial fixation strength allowing durable osteofibroblastic integration of the reinserted cuff.
authors.affiliation: Department of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, ATOS-Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus Thomas
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Scheibel
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Habermeyer
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery