Tendon Transfer for Irreparable Cuff Tear - 9782817800486

The Aim Of The Book Series Geco (Groupe D'Etudes Pour La Chirurgie Osseuse [Study Group For Bone Surgery]) Is To Perpetuate The Works Of Geco, At The Beginning A Group Of Young Orthopedic Surgeons And Traumatologists Who Shared Their Patients' Files To Realize Prospective Studies And Improve Their Knowledge. Today, Geco Brings Together Over Three Hundred Surgeons From Around The World In Six Specialties In Orthopedics And Traumatology.

Treatment of symptomatic irreparable cuff tear is rare, but represents a difficult challenge for the surgeon. Tendon transfer from periscapular muscles group is a therapeutic option. Many tendon transfers are reported as latissimus dorsi, teres major, split of anterior deltoid and pectoralis major. The goal of this book is to remind the biomechanical and anatomical basis of these tendon transfers and to report tips and tricks and results of these techniques. A treatment algorithm is proposed in patients who have both pain and weakness or have loss of active forward elevation or external rotation. Moreover, tendon transfer can be combined with reverse shoulder prosthesis in patients with an unstable glenohumeral arthritis.