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KMID : 0828620090130010077
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Journal of Korean Arthroscopy Society
2009 Volume.13 No. 1 p.77 ~ p.81
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Intrasubstance Complete Rotator Cuff Tear with more than 1 cm of Remnant Attached to the Greater Tuberosity: 2 Case Reports
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Cho Su-Hyun
Cho Hyung-Lae
Lee Choon-Key
Wang Tae-Hyun
Hwang Tae-Hyok
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Abstract
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In patients with full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff, the tendon is usually detached from its bony insertion in the greater or lesser tuberosity. We experienced an unusual pattern of rotator cuff tear in two cases, in which complete rotator cuff tears occurred at the tendinous portion (i.e., intrasubstance tears) with more than a 1cm remnant attached to the greater tuberosity. Arthroscopic tendon-totendon repair was performed without remnant removal in both cases. Follow-up MRI at 6 months showed re-tear of the rotator cuff at the previous tear site in both of our patients. To prove the availability of arthroscopic tendon-to-tendon repair in such cases, a larger case follw-up and biomechanical studies are required.
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KEYWORD
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Shoulder, Rotator cuff intrasubstance tear, End-to-end re
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