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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2025

Application and analysis of the arthroscopic remnant-preserving technique to rotator cuff tear: a retrospective study.

Tao Bao, Yuxia Yang, Yangyang Hu, Wenyong Fei

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Tao Bao *Department of Orthopedics, Chun'an County First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Yuxia Yang *Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Yangyang HuDepartment of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
Wenyong FeiDepartment of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

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Background: Few studies have investigated the effect of remnant tissue in the footprint area on rotator cuff repair. This study aimed to compare the clinical and structural outcomes of remnant-preservation and remnant-removal techniques during arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods: This study compared arthroscopic remnant-preservation (RP) and remnant-removal (RR) techniques for rotator cuff repair in 68 patients (2-5 cm tears) with footprint remnant tissue. Patients were divided into the RP group ( Results: At 3 months, the RP group reported lower VAS scores than those in the RR group (1.4 ± 0.6 vs. 1.8 ± 0.7, Conclusions: The remnant-preservation technique was associated with reduced early postoperative pain, better functional recovery in shoulder mobility, and enhanced rotator cuff healing compared with remnant removal. These findings suggest that preserving footprint remnant tissue during arthroscopic repair may optimize clinical and structural outcomes.

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remnant-preservation techniqueremnant-removal techniqueremnant tissue on the footprint arearotator cuff injuriesshoulder arthroscopy

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