ArticleArthroscopy techniques2022
Technical Guide and Tips to Posterior Arthroscopic Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for Irreparable Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears.
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- Arthroscopic Latissimus Dorsi Transfer in the Lateral Decubitus Position for Irreparable Posterosuperior Massive Rotator Cuff Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Letter to the Editor: "A novel concealed posterior axillary approach for scapula glenoid fractures - a multicenter clinical study".International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Fully Arthroscopic Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for Irreparable Posterosuperior Massive Rotator Cuff Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Fully Arthroscopic Anterior Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for Irreparable Subscapularis Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic Biologic Acromiotuberoplasty for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Modified Arthroscopic Latissimus Dorsi Transfer at the Infraspinatus Footprint With Anterior Extracortical Fixation.Arthroscopy techniques · 2023Article
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Abstract
Latissimus dorsi (LD) transfer is a reliable treatment option for irreparable posterosuperior (PS) rotator cuff tears in young and active patients that need to recover the range of motion for their daily living activities. The technique starts with an arthroscopic assessment of the tear. The next step is the mini-open stage for muscle release from the subcutaneous layer of the skin, the teres major (TM), the triceps, and the lateral border and inferior angle of the scapula. Later, the scope is used to prepare the footprint (arthroscopy) and for the release and the harvest of the tendon (endoscopy), taking care not to detach the TM and not to damage the radial nerve. A grasper is used to push the LD to its correct path medial to the triceps. After that the same instrument is placed from the anterolateral and the anterior arthroscopic portals toward the mini-open incision to catch the sutures previously loaded on the LD tendon with Krackow stitches. The LD is transferred to the greater tuberosity and is attached with one medial and one lateral knotless anchors. A third point of fixation enables a partial RC repair and ensures a surface of bone to tendon healing.
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