Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer using Tendinous Allograft for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Lesions: Surgical Technique

Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer using Tendinous Allograft for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Lesions: Surgical Technique

Abstract Latissimus dorsi transfer around the shoulder is the most frequently used surgical technique to treat young patients with irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff lesions. This technique, as initially described and popularized by Gerber et al., has two main drawbacks thatmay predispose to c...

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Main Authors: Alberto Naoki Miyazaki, Caio Santos Checchia, Wagner de Castro Lopes, João Manoel Fonseca Filho, Guilherme do Val Sella, Luciana Andrade da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2019-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
rotator cuff injuries
tendon transfer
shoulder injuries
shoulder
orthopedics
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162019000100099&lng=en&tlng=en

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