Subscapularis tendon tears: Management and arthroscopic repair

[摘要] Tears of the subscapularis tendon were first reported by John Gregory Smith in 1834.1 Then 100 years later, Codman also referenced the subscapularis in his landmark text,2 along with his description of tears of the posterosuperior rotator cuff. Surgical repair was described in 1954, when Hauser reported two cases of full thickness tearing treated by an open suture repair via trans-osseous tunnels lateral to the biceps groove.3 McLaughlin also mentioned subscapularis pathology as it relates to tendinous pathology and instability.4,5 Publications on this topic were limited and, thus, tears of the subscapularis tendon were not well recognised and largely excluded from the orthopaedic literature until more recently. It was not until the first major series by Gerber and Krushell in 19916 that the focus returned to include the anterior rotator cuff.

[学科分类] 神经科学

[关键词] subscapularis;rotator cuff tear;arthroscopic rotator cuff repair;shoulder;arthroscopic subscapularis repair