ReviewEFORT open reviews2022
Tendon transfers for massive rotator cuff tears.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Long head of biceps tendon autograft is effective in the management of large to massive rotator cuff tear: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Pooled it
- Rotator Cuff Reconstruction Using Biceps Tendon Autograft Versus Acellular Dermal Allograft: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- Clinical application of musculoskeletal for supraspinatus tendon tears with fat infiltration.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Effect of preoperative subscapularis status on functional recovery after posterior latissimus dorsi tendon transfer for posterior-superior irreparable rotator cuff tears.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Risk factors for retear of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using triple-row technique.JSES international · 2026Article
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- Comparative outcomes of supraspinatus tendon reconstruction and superior capsule reconstruction for massive irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Improved clinical outcomes after arthroscopic partial rotator cuff repair with rotator interval shift for the treatment of massive irreparable anterior L-shaped rotator cuff tears.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Efficacy of Trapezius Transfer in the Management of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes.Orthopedic reviews · 2025Article
- Comparison of Different Treatment Strategies for Long Head of Biceps Tendon in Rotator Cuff Repair: A Review.International journal of general medicine · 2025Review
- Comparison of clinical outcomes of anterior combined latissimus dorsi and teres major tendon transfer for anterior superior irreparable rotator cuff tear between young and elderly patients.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2024Article
- Anterior Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for Irreparable Subscapularis Tears Improves Shoulder Kinematics in a Dynamic Biomechanical Cadaveric Shoulder Model.The American journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Antioxidant Carbon Dots and Ursolic Acid Co-Encapsulated Liposomes Composite Hydrogel for Alleviating Adhesion Formation and Enhancing Tendon Healing in Tendon Injury.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Article
- [Early effectiveness of arthroscopic superior fulcrum reconstruction in treatment of irreparable massive rotator cuff tear].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023Article
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair With Superior Fulcrum Reconstruction Using Autologous Ipsilateral Peroneus Longus Tendon for Irreparable Massive Rotator Cuff Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
- Arthroscopic Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer for a Patient with Axillary Nerve Injury and Concomitant Rotator Cuff Tear: A Case Report and Technical Notes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Role of ultrasound and MRI in the evaluation of postoperative rotator cuff.Journal of ultrasonography · 2023Article
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- Combined Arthroscopic-Assisted Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer and Superior Capsule Reconstruction for Massive Irreparable Posterior-Superior Rotator Cuff Tears: Surgical Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
- Combined latissimus dorsi transfer and deltoid flap for irreparable rotator cuff tear: A retrospective analysis.SICOT-J · 2023Article
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Abstract
Massive rotator cuff tears (MRCTs) present a particular challenge due to high rates of retear that can range from 18 to 94%, failure of healing after repair, and potential for irreparability. Management of MRCTs must take into consideration the patient's characteristics, clinical examamination and expectation, number and quality of muscle tendons units involved. Conservative treatment, arthroscopic long head of the biceps tenotomy, cuff debridement, partial repair, and superior capsule reconstruction are viable solutions to treat selected patients. The goal of tendon transfers is to achieve stable kinematic by restoring rotational strength and force coupling of the shoulder joint. The ideal candidate is a young, motivated patient with small degenerative changes of the glenohumeral joint, a massive irreparable cuff tear, significant atrophy, fatty infiltration, and functional deficit. Patients with posterosuperior massive tears have impaired shoulder function with external rotation weakness and eventually lag sign If the teres minor is affected. Latissimus dorsi transfer is the most used with results lasting for long follow-up and lower Trapezius transfer is becoming a surgical option. For anterosuperior tears, there is still controversial if pectoralis major is the best option when compared to latissimus dorsi although this last has a similar vector force with the supraspinatus tendon. Complications associated with tendon transfers include neurovascular injury, infection, and rupture of the transferred tendon.
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