ArticleArthroscopy techniques2024
A Modified Mason-Allen Suture Enhancement Technique (Sunglasses Loop) for Single-Row Repair of Medium-to-Large Rotator Cuffs.
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- A comparison of the double-locking loop stitching technique and traditional repair techniques for partial-thickness bursal-side rotator cuff tears: randomized controlled trial.European journal of medical research · 2025Trial
- Modified Refixation Technique of Distal Deep and Superficial Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair With Double-Bundle Suture Tape Augmentation for Large and Massive Tears.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Refining an Arthroscopic Technique: Prepassing Braded, Nonabsorbable Sutures With Suture Passer Through the Rotator Cuff Tendon During Rotator Cuff Repair.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Comparison between four different suture configurations for rotator cuff repair: a biomechanical animal study.SICOT-J · 2024Article
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Abstract
We propose a single-row repair method for medium-to-large rotator cuff rotator cuff tears using a modified Mason-Allen suture enhancement technique (sunglasses loop), which uses high-tensile modified Mason-Allen sutures to close the medial rotator cuff tissues to form a sunglasses loop, resets the rotator cuff tissues via traction with the high-tensile suture, repairs the rotator cuff in a single row with triple-loaded suture anchor (anchor with 3 high-strength sutures), and finally employs an outer row of staples to secure the suture to the lateral aspect of the greater tuberosity, preventing the tendon from pulling out. This method uses a special sunglasses-shaped suture loop, which produces an increase in holding power and a reduction in tension relative to other single-row repair techniques and reduces the rate of rotator cuff retear.
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