A modified Mason-Allen technique for rotator cuff repair using suture anchors.
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.
Scheibel
Markus Thomas
MT
Department of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, ATOS-Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Habermeyer
Peter
P
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