Teres major tendon transfer for patients with massive irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears: short-term clinical results

JF Henseler, J Nagels, P Van Der Zwaal… - The bone & Joint …, 2013 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Surgical repair of posterosuperior rotator cuff tears has a poorer outcome and a higher rate
of failure compared with repairs of supraspinatus tears. In this prospective cohort study 28 …

Shoulder tendon transfers for rotator cuff deficiency

JC Talbot, AC Watts, J Grimberg, L Funk - Shoulder & Elbow, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Tendon transfer surgery can be employed to improve function in a select group of patients
with irreparable rotator cuff tears or used in combination with reverse geometry shoulder …

Arthroscopically Assisted Latissimus Dorsi Transfer

E Gervasi, A Spicuzza - Shoulder Arthroscopy: Principles and Practice, 2013 - Springer
Surgery of rotator cuff tears was initially focused on anatomic repair of the tendon tear.
However, imaging studies demonstrated high failure or recurrence rates after tendon-to …