Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: What to Do and When to Do It; the Surgeon's Dilemma by David M. Dines, Daniel P. Moynihan, Joshua S. Dines, and Peter McCann

Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: What to Do and When to Do It; the Surgeon's Dilemma

by David M. Dines, Daniel P. Moynihan, Joshua S. Dines, and Peter McCann

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 88(10):2294-2302

October 1, 2006

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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David M. Dines et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:2294-2302


Fig. 2 T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrating severe fatty deposition (arrow) and muscle atrophy in an irreparable rotator cuff tear.



Fig. 3 Latissimus dorsi tendon transfer technique.



Fig. 4 Subcoracoid pectoralis major transfer technique.



A shoulder hemiarthroplasty with an extended-coverage head used to treat an irreparable rotator cuff tear and glenohumeral arthritis in a patient with a competent coracoacromial arch.







Treatment algorithm for patients with an irreparable rotator cuff tear.



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Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: What to Do and When to Do It; the Surgeon's Dilemma by David M. Dines, Daniel P. Moynihan, Joshua S. Dines, and Peter McCann