title: Techniques for managing poor quality tissue and bone during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
abstract: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair can be challenged by poor soft-tissue or bone quality. Both biologic and biomechanical factors have been widely implicated in rotator cuff retearing after arthroscopic repair. In this Level V article, we describe several techniques for arthroscopically overcoming these challenges.
authors.affiliation: The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Denard
authors.forename: Stephen S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Burkhart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003646:Debridement; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D017006:Rotator Cuff / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D053441:Suture Anchors; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications