title: Arthroscopic Implantation of a Bio-Inductive Collagen Scaffold for Treatment of an Articular-Sided Partial Rotator Cuff Tear.
abstract: The treatment of articular-sided partial rotator cuff tears remains a challenge to the treating orthopaedic surgeon. Treatment algorithms have included nonoperative management, debridement alone, and debridement and subacromial decompression, as well as articular-sided rotator cuff repair and completion of the tear on the bursal side followed by a traditional arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Implantation of a bio-inductive collagen scaffold on the bursal side of the rotator cuff to potentially heal an articular-sided tear represents a novel approach to this difficult clinical entity.
authors.affiliation: The Ryu Hurvitz Orthopedic Clinic, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Richard K N
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program, Stanford University Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Jessica H J
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Princeton Orthopedic Associates, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Felix H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Savoie