title: Technique for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
abstract: Modern arthroscopic tools and techniques have allowed surgeons to operate on a wide variety of injuries using procedures less invasive than traditional open methods. For shoulder surgery in general, and rotator cuff repairs specifically, methods now yield a similar footprint as open procedures with several advantages, including reduced tissue trauma, postoperative pain, swelling, and concern about the deltoid attachment, which should lead to good outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicie Section, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. drjoeyu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Laurence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Claude T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Moorman
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques