1. Free Biceps Tendon Autograft to Augment Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair 
Padraic R. Obma, M.D. 
Arthroscopy Techniques 
Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages e441-e445 (November 2013)
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2. Figure 1 Biceps tendon autograft preparation for weave technique.
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3. Figure 2
View from the posterior portal of a left shoulder as the biceps autograft is weaved through the posterior edge of the torn rotator cuff just lateral to the medial-row stitches and pulled out the anterior portal. (BT, biceps tendon; HH, humeral head; RC, rotator cuff.)
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4. Figure 3
View from the posterior portal of a left shoulder as the anterior limb of the autograft has been weaved back through the anterior edge of the rotator cuff repair. (BT, biceps tendon; RC, rotator cuff.)
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5. Figure 4
View from the lateral portal of a left shoulder showing the completed weave. At the top of the picture is the autograft limb above the rotator cuff just lateral to the medial knots. The limbs of the graft coming out underneath the rotator cuff are seen on the right and left sides. (BT, biceps tendon; RC, rotator cuff.)
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6. Figure 5
View from the posterior portal of a right shoulder showing the horizontal mattress stitch used to tie down the autograft. (HMS, horizontal mattress stitch; RC, rotator cuff.)
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7. Figure 6
View from the posterior portal of a right shoulder showing the autograft being tied down. (BT, biceps tendon; RC, rotator cuff.)
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8. Figure 7
View from the lateral portal of a right shoulder showing the final onlay construct. (BT, biceps tendon; LRA, lateral-row anchor; RC, rotator cuff.)
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9. Figure 8
Magnetic resonance imaging of a postsurgical right shoulder showing a healed but thin rotator cuff repair.
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