ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2021
Biceps Box Configuration for Superior Capsule Reconstruction of the Glenohumeral Joint Decreases Superior Translation but Not to Native Levels in a Biomechanical Study.
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- Biomechanical influence of surgical and graft-related factors in superior capsule reconstruction: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Clinical and structural outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair augmented with biceps-based partial superior capsular reconstruction and distal tenotomy at two-year follow-up.JSES international · 2026Article
- Semitendinosus Allograft Anterior Cable Reconstruction for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears Utilizing the Superior Glenoid Margin for Glenoid Fixation.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Reinforcements and augmentations with the long head of the biceps tendon in shoulder surgery: a narrative review.EFORT open reviews · 2025Article
- Anterior Cable Reconstruction Using Semitendinosus Allograft for Large Rotator Cuff Defects.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Long head of biceps tendon transposition for massive and irreparable rotator cuff tears: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of orthopedics · 2023Article
- Treatment options for massive irreparable rotator cuff tears: a review of arthroscopic surgical options.EFORT open reviews · 2023Review
- Biomechanical outcomes of superior capsular reconstruction for irreparable rotator cuff tears by different graft materials-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeTo quantitatively biomechanically assess superior stability, subacromial contact pressures, and glenohumeral kinematics of an in situ biceps tenodesis and a box-shaped long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) in a superior massive rotator cuff tear (MCT) model.
methodsEight cadaveric shoulders (mean age, 62 years; range, 46-70 years) were tested with a custom testing system used to evaluate range of motion, superior translation, and subacromial contact pressure at 0°, 20°, and 40° of abduction. Conditions tested included native state, MCT (complete supraspinatus and one-half of the infraspinatus), a box-shaped LHBT SCR, and an in situ biceps tenodesis. The box-shaped SCR was performed by maintaining the biceps origin, securing 2 corners to the greater tuberosity, and one corner to the posterior glenoid. The in situ tenodesis was performed anatomically at the top of the articular margin in the same shoulder after take-down of the box SCR.
resultsRange of motion was not impaired with either repair construct (
conclusionsA box-shaped SCR using the native biceps tendon partially restores increased superior translation and peak subacromial contact pressure due to MCT. The technique may have a role in augmentation of an irreparable MCT. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The box-shaped LHBT SCR technique may have a role in augmentation of an irreparable MCT.
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