PubMed · 10226969
A simple suture shuttle in rotator cuff repairs: a technical note.
Abstract
In rotator cuff repairs, it is often necessary to pass 2 tails of 2 sutures through 1 transosseous hole to maximize the number of sutures per hole. We report on a simple technique with a double-loop suture thread that allows the passing of more than 1 suture limb through the same hole. This simple device, the simple suture shuttle, used in cuff repairs in combination with the modified Mason-Allen suture technique, significantly reduces the difficulty of passing more than 1 suture tail through a single bone tunnel. By reducing the number of bone tunnels, the weakening of a bone that might not be very strong is kept to a minimum. The Simple Suture Shuttle can also be used to pass more sutures through a given number of transosseous holes.
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J M Cyprien, J D Demottaz, J C Bonvin. A simple suture shuttle in rotator cuff repairs: a technical note.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1058-2746(99)90010-1
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