ArticleInternational orthopaedics2020
Long-term outcomes of latissimus dorsi transfer for irreparable rotator cuff tears.
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- Nonarthroplasty options for massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears have improvement in range of motion and patient-reported outcomes at short-term follow-up: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- Surgical anatomy, biomechanics and clinical outcomes of latissimus dorsi transfer for irreparable rotator cuff tears: a review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Review
- Body mass index does not affect clinical outcomes following arthroscopically assisted posterior latissimus dorsi tendon transfer for irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears: a minimum 5-year follow-up study.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Article
- Does latissimus dorsi tendon transfer provide a normal scapular rhythm and external rotation strength in posterosuperior massive irreparable rotator cuff tears? A kinematic analysis in a retrospective cohort.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026Article
- Evaluating tendon transfers in irreparable rotator cuff tears: A systematic review of clinical outcomes and failure rates.Shoulder & elbow · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic-Assisted Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer With Fascia Lata Autograft for Irreparable Posterior-Superior Rotator Cuff Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Dynamically rebalancing the unstable shoulder in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: latissimus dorsi transfer for posterior shoulder instability.JSES international · 2024Article
- Combined latissimus dorsi transfer and deltoid flap for irreparable rotator cuff tear: A retrospective analysis.SICOT-J · 2023Article
- Shoulder muscle activity after latissimus dorsi transfer in an active elevation.JSES international · 2022Article
- Tendon transfers for irreparable rotator cuff tears.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Letter regarding article by Clavert et al.: long-term outcomes of latissimus dorsi transfer for irreparable rotator cuff tears.International orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Does subscapularis integrity influence outcome following latissimus dorsi tendon transfer for irreparable cuff tears? A comparative series of 48 patients.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe primary objective of this retrospective study was to validate electrophysiological results of latissimus dorsi tendon transfer (LDTT) to determine if this transfer is active for different daily living tasks, and the secondary objective was to correlate these clinical results.
methodsWith a mean follow-up of 4.7 years, 14 latissimus dorsi tendon transfers were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were clinically evaluated with the constant score and the SSV. Healing of the tendon on the greater tuberosity and atrophy of the LDTT muscle was determined by ultrasound and compared with the contralateral side. Electrical activity was analyzed by electromyography in active elevation, abduction, and external rotation.
resultsTwelve patients are satisfied (SSV). At the last follow-up, the EMG found a significant electrical activity in the abduction and external rotation and a lower activity in adduction and internal rotation. The mean constant score increased from 29 to 51, the mean forward elevation increased from 89° to 135°, the mean abduction from 92° to 105°, and the external rotation from 12° to 24°. The ultrasound found 12 healed tendons and two ruptures at the myotendinous junction.
conclusionElectrical activity in abduction and external rotation testifies that the LDT transfer acts as an active muscle transfer and acts not only a muscle tenodesis that covers the humeral head.
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