Key result
A triple-row modification of the suture-bridge technique resulted in significantly more footprint contact area and contact pressure compared with double-row and standard suture-bridge techniques.
Why the study?
Does a triple-row modification of the suture-bridge technique improve footprint contact area and contact pressure compared to double-row and standard suture-bridge techniques in rotator cuff repair?
Does a triple-row modification of the suture-bridge technique improve footprint contact area and contact pressure compared to double-row and standard suture-bridge techniques in rotator cuff repair?
A triple-row modification of the suture-bridge technique may improve healing potential in rotator cuff repair by maximizing footprint contact area.
Hypothesis-generating for rotator cuff healing; leaves open whether increased contact improves clinical outcomes.
Recent advances to improve outcomes in rotator cuff repair include using arthroscopic double-row suture-bridge techniques in an effort to reconstruct the rotator cuff footprint and improve fixation. However, when using this technique for larger tears, it can be difficult to get the lateral portion of the rotator cuff into an anatomic position. This report describes a triple-row modification of the suture-bridge technique that results in significantly more footprint contact area and contact pressure compared with the double-row and standard suture-bridge techniques. Maximizing the rotator cuff footprint contact area exposes more of the tendon to bone and may improve the healing potential.
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Ostrander et al. (2016) studied Rotator cuff tears. Triple-row modification of the suture-bridge technique vs. Double-row and standard suture-bridge techniques was evaluated on Footprint contact area and contact pressure. A triple-row modification of the suture-bridge technique resulted in significantly more footprint contact area and contact pressure compared with double-row and standard suture-bridge techniques.
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