Treating Rotator Cuff Tears Through a Coracoacromial Mini-Open Approach

The purpose of this study is to present a “smart,” open, minimally invasive surgical technique for rotator cuff repair of the shoulder. On the basis of an anatomic study by Tichy, we use a coracoacromial mobile window: We split—not detach—the deltoid muscle by respecting its fibers' orientation...

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Main Authors: Wolfram Thomas, M.D., Ph.D., Tom Sascha Thomas, M.D., Luca Tafuro, M.D., Sebastian Walter, M.D., M.Sc.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Arthroscopy Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212628716300421