Atoun Ehud, Kane Liam T, Abboud Joseph A
Barzilai Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA.
Arthrosc Tech. 2019 Dec 18;9(1):e57-e63. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2019.09.004. eCollection 2020 Jan.
Although open transosseous repair was historically used as a gold-standard surgical solution for rotator cuff tears, this procedure was largely replaced by anchor-based techniques because of the advancement of arthroscopic surgery. However, the ability of anchor-based repair to achieve similar biomechanical fixation remains uncertain. Despite the proposals of numerous methods over the last decade, there remains demand for a standard, reliable technique that integrates the biomechanical advantages of transosseous fixation within the realm of arthroscopy. We describe a technique for transosseous rotator cuff repair using the Omnicuff, a needle-based transosseous suture-passing device that minimizes the risk of failure of suture passage between the bone tunnels. With potential advantages of this design including automated-assisted suture passage, improved bone-tendon healing, and anchorless fixation, surgeons may be inclined to consider these biomechanical and cost-saving benefits. Future studies are warranted to determine clinical outcomes of this technique and its suitability for tears of varying degrees and patterns.
尽管开放经骨修复在历史上一直被用作肩袖撕裂的金标准手术解决方案,但由于关节镜手术的进步,该手术在很大程度上已被基于锚钉的技术所取代。然而,基于锚钉的修复能否实现类似的生物力学固定仍不确定。尽管在过去十年中提出了许多方法,但仍需要一种标准、可靠的技术,在关节镜领域整合经骨固定的生物力学优势。我们描述了一种使用Omnicuff进行经骨肩袖修复的技术,Omnicuff是一种基于针的经骨缝线传递装置,可将骨隧道间缝线通过失败的风险降至最低。这种设计的潜在优势包括自动辅助缝线通过、改善骨-肌腱愈合和无锚钉固定,外科医生可能倾向于考虑这些生物力学和成本节约方面的益处。有必要进行进一步研究以确定该技术的临床结果及其对不同程度和类型撕裂的适用性。