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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov 15;4(1):81-85.
doi: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2023.10.005. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Isolated traumatic full-thickness supraspinatus tear with intact glenohumeral capsule: a case report

Erica Lante  1 , Richard Jany  2
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Isolated traumatic full-thickness supraspinatus tear with intact glenohumeral capsule: a case report

Erica Lante et al. JSES Rev Rep Tech. .
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Keywords: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair; Intact glenohumeral capsule; Isolated supraspinatus tear; Supraspinatus full-thickness tear; Supraspinatus tendon anatomy; Supraspinatus tendon biomechanics; Traumatic supraspinatus tear; Triple-row repair.

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Figure 1
Arthro-MRI (coronal (A); parasagittal (B) plane) T2-weighted, preoperative. Arthro-MRI, magnetic resonance arthrography.
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Figure 2
Intraoperative Images (posterior portal, intra-articular view: intact glenohumeral capsule, long head of biceps tendon (A); posterior portal, intra-articular view: intact glenohumeral capsule, long head of biceps tendon, humeral head (B); posterior portal, intra-articular view: intact glenohumeral capsule, humeral head (C); posterior portal, intra-articular view: intact glenohumeral capsule, long head of the biceps tenodesis (D); posterior portal, subacromial view: subacromial impingement, supraspinatus stump, intact glenohumeral capsule (E); lateral portal, subacromial view: supraspinatus stump, intact glenohumeral capsule (F); lateral portal, subacromial view: supraspinatus stump, intact glenohumeral capsule (G); lateral portal, subacromial view: port-débridement supraspinatus stump, intact glenohumeral capsule (H); lateral portal, subacromial view: bursal side supraspinatus tendon, post triple-row repair (I); posterior portal, intra-articular view: articular side supraspinatus tendon, post triple-row repair (J).
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Figure 3
X-ray (AP) follow-up at 6 weeks post arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
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Figure 4
Arthro-MRI (coronal (A), parasagittal (B) plane) T2-weighted, 6 months post arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Arthro-MRI, magnetic resonance arthrography.
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