Arthroscopic Acromiograft for Large-to-Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: A Rescue Technique for Restoring Shoulder Stability

Hyung-Seok Park; Hyo-Jun Lee; Amr Alsubaihim; Yang-Soo Kim

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2022.06.008

Arthroscopic Acromiograft for Large-to-Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: A Rescue Technique for Restoring Shoulder Stability

Arthrosc Tech. 2022 Sep 17;11(10):e1729-e1735. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2022.06.008. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Authors

Hyung-Seok Park¹, Hyo-Jun Lee¹, Amr Alsubaihim², Yang-Soo Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University of Korea, Gwang-Ju, Korea.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul St. Marty's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A large-to-massive rotator cuff tear is a complicated disease for an orthopedic surgeon to get the best results and prevent complications like retears or progression to arthropathy. Although there are several surgical options for managing these tears, there is still no gold standard treatment. The key point in the solution would be preventing the upward migration of the humeral head to create a biomechanically stable joint to promote rotator cuff healing. In this article, we introduced a technique called an acromiograft, in which the allograft is attached to the undersurface of the acromion.