Arthroscopic Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer for a Patient with Axillary Nerve Injury and Concomitant Rotator Cuff Tear: A Case Report and Technical Notes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Clinical Cases
2.1. Case
2.2. Surgical Technique
2.2.1. Patient Preparation
2.2.2. Graft Preparation
Lower Trapezius Tendon Harvest and Preparation
Achilles Allograft Tendon Preparation
2.2.3. Arthroscopic Achilles Allograft Tendon Passage and Fixation
2.2.4. Merging the Achilles Allograft with LTT
2.3. Postoperative Protocol
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Loren, J.; Lu, C.-Y.; Yang, C.-P.; Hsu, K.-Y.; Cheng, Y.-H.; Sheu, H.; Chen, C.-Y.; Tang, H.-C.; Chuang, C.-A.; Chiu, C.-H. Arthroscopic Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer for a Patient with Axillary Nerve Injury and Concomitant Rotator Cuff Tear: A Case Report and Technical Notes. Medicina 2023, 59, 1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101817
Loren J, Lu C-Y, Yang C-P, Hsu K-Y, Cheng Y-H, Sheu H, Chen C-Y, Tang H-C, Chuang C-A, Chiu C-H. Arthroscopic Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer for a Patient with Axillary Nerve Injury and Concomitant Rotator Cuff Tear: A Case Report and Technical Notes. Medicina. 2023; 59(10):1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101817
Chicago/Turabian StyleLoren, Jeff, Chuieng-Yi (Johnny) Lu, Cheng-Pang Yang, Kuo-Yao Hsu, You-Hung Cheng, Huan Sheu, Chao-Yu Chen, Hao-Che Tang, Chieh-An Chuang, and Chih-Hao (Joe) Chiu. 2023. "Arthroscopic Lower Trapezius Tendon Transfer for a Patient with Axillary Nerve Injury and Concomitant Rotator Cuff Tear: A Case Report and Technical Notes" Medicina 59, no. 10: 1817. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101817