my rotator cuff repair
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Christopher M. Aland MD
Orthopedic and Sportsmedicine Center of Bucks County
Disclaimer I own stock in Arthrocare and Johnson and Johnson I have no conflicts of interest that affect my ability to
teach this course
If all you have is a hammer…
Many companies, many hammers Arthrex Smith Nephew Linvatec Opus Stryker Wolf ConMed Etc.
Must understand tear anatomy Sallay Burkhart Romeo
Tear typesCrescent U shaped
L Shaped
Don’t just have hammers
L tear repair
Bottom lineUnderstand what the tear
is before fixing(Webb)
Learn to tie knotspractice, practice
Mini open=ArthroscopicArthroscopic=mini openLearn to say this sentence,
“a small incision”