Background: Treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears remains controversial. Latissimus
dorsi transfer to the greater tuberosity has been proposed for the treatment of irreparable …

Background: Massive and irreparable posterior-superior rotator cuff tears present a difficult
treatment problem. The purpose of this systematic review was to critically examine the …

Sixteen irreparable, massive rotator cuff tears were treated with latissimus dorsi transfer and
reviewed after an average of 33 months. There were no neurovascular complications or …

Background: Latissimus dorsi tendon transfer is a well-established method for the treatment
of massive irreparable posterosuperior defects of the rotator cuff. Subsequent rupture of the …

Background: Transfer of the latissimus dorsi tendon to the greater tuberosity of the humerus
for treatment of an irreparable rotator cuff tear has been reported to yield good-to-excellent …

Introduction: Seventeen patients with an average age of fifty-five years (range, thirty-two to
seventy-seven years) who had ongoing pain and impaired function following failed …

On the basis of a modified Constant scoring system, we compared outcomes for 16 patients
who underwent latissimus dorsi transfer as a salvage reconstruction for a failed prior rotator …

Latissimus dorsi transfer is indicated for isolated posterior superior defects of the rotator cuff.
Additional lesions limit the success of the outcome, but they are relatively frequent in …

Symptomatic irrepairable rotator cuff tears usually entail complete loss of the substance of
the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons. Loss of external rotation control and cranial …

Background There are several tendon transfers for reconstruction of irreparable
subscapularis tears. The latissimus dorsi (LD) could be used because its direction and …