APEX Shoulder Mastering Surgical Techniques for Clinical Success-Tendon Transfer for the irreparable Subscapularis Tear-Part 1

Tendon Transfer for the irreparable Subscapularis Tear-Part 1

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Video Summary

In this video, a speaker from the Scholder Center at Bell University Medical Center in Dallas presents a debate on how to handle irreparable subscapularis tears. They start by discussing the definition of irreparable and the idea of whether the subscapularis can actually heal instead of just being repaired. They then introduce the technique of pectoralis major tendon transfer, which involves transferring the pectoralis tendon to the lesser tuberosity to address the irreparable tear. The speaker credits Professor Herbert Resch for first describing this technique, which has since been modified and adopted by shoulder surgeons worldwide. The video concludes with a demonstration of the surgical technique and the speaker's reasons for choosing this transfer. No specific credits were mentioned.

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Sumant Krishnan, MD

Keywords

irreparable subscapularis tears

pectoralis major tendon transfer

surgical technique

shoulder surgery

Herbert Resch