Technique of double row rot cuff repair Manos Antonogiannakis Director Center for shoulder arthroscopy IASO General Hospital Athens, Greece
44 year old Over head worker Pain after a fall 30 days ago Pain and inability to raise his arm MRI: complete tear of supraspinatus extending to infraspinatus
Joint Side Inspection
Bursal Side Inspection-Bursectomy
Bursa excision – Tendon mobilization
Tendon debridement- Tear morphology recognition
Tendon debridement
Final Inspection of the tear
Checking the mobility and elasticity of the tendons
Acromioplasty
Mobilization of the Articular Part of the Rotator Cuff
Tuberoplasty
1 st Anchor Insertion – Medial Row
1 st suture passage- Medial row - mattress
2 nd suture passage- Medial row - mattress
4rd suture passage- Medial row - mattress
2 nd Anchor Insertion – Medial Row
suture passage- Medial row – post. anchor
Suture inspection – medial row - mattress
Lateral Row 1 st Anchor Insertion
Lateral Row Suture Passage
Lateral Row 2 nd Anchor Insertion
Lateral Row Suture Passage
Inspection of all the sutures
Knot Tying Lateral Row
Knot Tying Mattress Medial Row
Knot Tying Lateral Row
Knot Tying Mattress Medial Row
Final Repair
Inspection from the Glenohumeral Joint
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