AANA Industry Learning Vault-Smith+Nephew Joint Ventures Tendon Seam Part 2

Smith+Nephew Joint Ventures Tendon Seam Part 2

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Video Summary

The Joint Ventures podcast discusses Tendon Seam, a rotator cuff repair technology designed to reduce re-tears and revisions. The surgeons describe its small anchors and report biomechanical testing with greater pull-out strength and durability than traditional transosseous techniques. They say failures observed have generally been type 1, and some patients report less pain and faster recovery. Rehabilitation is tailored to tear size, tissue and bone quality, and patient behavior; the speakers caution against changing protocols too aggressively or letting patients overexert themselves.

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Christopher Klifto, M.D., Marc Labbe, M.D., Scott Trenhaile, M.D.

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Concept Rotator Cuff Tear

Concept Rotator Cuff Repair

Concept Re-tear

Concept TenonSeam

Concept Revision Surgery

Keywords

rotator cuff repair

Tendon Seam

biomechanical testing

rehabilitation protocols

pull-out strength

Rotator Cuff Tear

Rotator Cuff Repair

Re-tear

TenonSeam

Revision Surgery