Arthroscopic partial repair for massive rotator cuff tears: does it work? A systematic review

• Main Authors: Michael-Alexander Malahias (Author), Lazaros Kostretzis (Author), Efstathios Chronopoulos (Author), Emmanouil Brilakis (Author), Grigorios Avramidis (Author), Emmanouil Antonogiannakis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background While arthroscopic complete repair of massive rotator cuff tears (MRCT) back to their anatomic footprint is preferential, there are cases where this type of repair is not applicable due to the contraction of the torn tendons. In such cases, a non-anatomic incomplete or partial re...