Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer using Tendinous Allograft for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Lesions: Surgical Technique *

Autor: Miyazaki, Alberto Naoki, Checchia, Caio Santos, de Castro Lopes, Wagner, Fonseca Filho, João Manoel, Andrade da Silva, Guilherme do Val Sella e Luciana
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
ISSN: 1982-4378
0102-3616
Popis: Latissimus dorsi transfer around the shoulder is the most frequently used surgical technique to treat young patients with irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff lesions. This technique, as initially described and popularized by Gerber et al., has two main drawbacks that may predispose to complications and unsatisfactory functional results: 1) postoperative rupture of the origin of the deltoid, as its detachment from the acromion is necessary during the superior approach to the shoulder; and 2) postoperative rupture of the transferred tendon. In an attempt to avoid these problems, the authors have developed the following modifications to the original technique. Through a deltopectoral approach, the latissimus dorsi tendon is identified and detached from the humerus shaft. After being reinforced and elongated with a tendinous allograft, it is transferred around the humerus and fixed to the superolateral aspect of the greater tubercle. No rigid thoraco-brachial immobilization is used postoperatively.
Databáze: OpenAIRE