Clinical and Ultrasonographic Outcomes of Arthroscopic Suture Bridge Repair for Massive Rotator Cuff Tear

Retear Rates After Arthroscopic Single-Row, Double-Row, and Suture Bridge Rotator Cuff Repair at a Minimum of 1 Year of Imaging Follow-up: A Systematic Review

“…It should be noted that the SB results of the study by Mihata et al 30 were excluded because it described a compression DR, a combination of a DR and SB technique, which does not fit our description of a conventional SB method. The study performed by Park et al 26 was excluded because it failed to distinguish the results of repairs that included the supraspinatus tendon from the results of isolated subscapularis repairs.…”

“…It has been biomechanically shown to have a higher tendon-bone contact area, a higher tendon-bone contact pressure, and a higher load to failure than conventional DR. [20][21][22] In addition, numerous clinical studies have shown excellent clinical results with the SB technique. [23][24][25][26] Reported retear rates using the SB technique range from 0% for small and medium tears to 42% for large and massive tears, 7,27 but it is unknown how these rates compare with conventional DR or SR techniques. In a Level I study, Gartsman et al 28 showed a significantly lower retear rate in patients using the SB technique compared with an SR technique.…”

Delaminated rotator cuff tear: extension of delamination and cuff integrity after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

“…In the delaminated tears, the surgeon d ebrided the delaminated surface of the torn rotator cuff to improve tendon healing, passed the suture through the whole cuff, and tied the sutures by the so-called arthroscopic en mass suture bridge technique. 15 The articular partial-thickness delaminated rotator cuff was repaired by the double-row suture bridge method after tear completion. In all cases, the patient's arm remained in a sling for 6 weeks, and only passive range of motion was allowed during this period.…”

“…10,11,17,18,20 In addition, few studies have evaluated delaminated tear extension. 1,11 Moreover, there are few studies of the retear rate after arthroscopic delaminated rotator cuff repair 15,19 and no reports on the retear type. The specific aims of this study were to evaluate the extension of delamination and to evaluate the retear rate and type.…”

Factors affecting healing after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

“…A modification of the double-row technique is the double-row suture bridge technique [36,[53][54][55][56] . Gartsman et al [54] , evaluated the repair integrity of single-row vs double-row suture bridge arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs in a prospective, randomized study.…”