ArticleShoulder & elbow2022
Effect of human dermal allograft thickness on glenohumeral stability for superior capsular reconstruction in irreparable supraspinatus tears: A biomechanical analysis of the superior capsular reconstruction - A cadaveric 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
- Failure of dermal allograft remodeling and integration after superior capsular reconstruction for an irreparable rotator cuff tear: a case study 70 months postimplantation.JSES international · 2025Article
- Superior capsular reconstruction using the long head of the biceps to treat massive rotator cuff tears improves patients shoulder pain, mobility and function.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Reliability of a Novel Preoperative Protocol for Determining Graft Sizes for Superior Capsular Reconstruction Using Plain Film Radiography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Onlay patch augmentation in rotator cuff repair for moderate to large tears in elderly patients: clinical and radiologic outcomes.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2023Article
- 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
purposeThe objective of this study was to compare the biomechanics of using a double layered human dermal allograft to a single layered human dermal allograft in superior capsular reconstruction.
methodsFive cadaveric shoulders were tested. The superior translation of the humerus and the subacromial contact pressure were measured at 0°, 30° and 60° of glenohumeral abduction in the following six conditions: (1) intact rotator cuff, (2) irreparable supraspinatus tear, (3) superior capsular reconstruction using a double layered human dermal allograft with and (4) without posterior suturing, (5) superior capsular reconstruction using a single human dermal allograft with and (6) without posterior suturing.
resultsThere was a significant increase in superior translation of the humerus and subacromial contact pressure when comparing torn supraspinatus to intact shoulder. All superior capsular reconstruction repairs lead to a reduction in superior translation and subacromial contact pressures compared to after the supraspinatus tear except for single layered superior capsular reconstruction repair without posterior suturing. There was no difference in superior translation and subacromial contact pressures comparing the intact shoulder to any of the superior capsular reconstruction constructs.
conclusionSuperior capsular reconstruction using a single or double layered human dermal allograft improves superior translation after supraspinatus repair. There is some biomechanical benefit of a double layered human dermal allograft technique over a single layered graft technique in superior capsular reconstruction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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