title: Modified single-portal type II SLAP repair.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, 640 Daesa-Dong, Jung-Gu, Daejeon , 301-040, South Korea. kckim@cnuh.co.kr
authors.forename: Kyung Cheon
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang Jin
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Hyun Dae
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Young Mo
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries