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Repair of the Rotator Cuff Arthroscopically
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Case 2 These are two examples of the arthroscopic views of the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is really 4 muscles and their tendons that come together surrounding the ball of the shoulder. The job of the rotator cuff is to hold the ball on the socket. In these pictures, the view is the all arthroscopic look at the outside of the ball. In this case, the patient had a tear of the rotator cuff as is seen in the first picture. The second picture demonstrates the all arthroscopic suturing of the torn tendon. The last picture shows the tendon after repair arthroscopically. The whole process is done through the scope making it a day surgery. While not all tears can be fixed this way, many can. Patients seem to do well generally with this less invasive way of fixing the cuff. Click here to see a diagram of the rotator cuff
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