Modified single-portal type II SLAP repair.
We present a simplified, cost-effective method for repairing a type II SLAP lesion that requires only one working portal in the rotator interval. The rotator cuff tendon or muscle is not violated when using this portal. The biceps root can be firmly reattached anteriorly and posteriorly using one double-loaded absorbable bone anchor with a suture eyelet. By retrieving the anterior limbs of the anchor percutaneously using a spinal needle and PDS suture, tangling of the anchor suture or premature knot formation are avoided during shuttling and knot tying.
Kim
Kyung Cheon
KC
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, 640 Daesa-Dong, Jung-Gu, Daejeon , 301-040, South Korea. kckim@cnuh.co.kr
Rhee
Kwang Jin
KJ
Shin
Hyun Dae
HD
Kim
Young Mo
YM
D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries