Background: Massive rotator cuff tears pose a difficult and complex challenge even for the
experienced surgeon; inability to repair these tears by conventional means designates them …

Teres major muscle (TM) and latissimus dorsi muscle (LD) are frequently used in muscle
transfers around the shoulder girdle. Some authors have suggested harvesting techniques …

The definition of irreparable tear of the rotator cuff is still controversial. We consider as
irreparable those tears in which, after extensive mobilization of the residual tendon cuff, no …

Transfer of the latissimus dorsi and/or teres major to the humeral head is an important tool in
the treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears. For an optimal length of transfer …

Zusammenfassung Der Latissimus-dorsi-Transfer stellt eine Therapieoption beim jüngeren
und aktiven Patienten mit nichtrekonstruierbaren, posterosuperioren Rupturen der …

In patients with pseudoparesis of the shoulder resulting from irreparable posterosuperior
rotator cuff tears, reverse shoulder arthroplasty can restore active elevation, but external …