The document describes the steps for performing a subscapularis repair surgery. It begins with positioning the patient in lateral decubitus and establishing arthroscopic portals. It then details classifying subscapularis tears, mobilizing the torn tendon, preparing the footprint with debridement, inserting anchors and sutures, and tying knots to reattach the tendon. Proper management of sutures and evaluation of the final repair are emphasized.

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How to do a subscapularis
repair
Manos Antonogiannakis
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Director of 3rd Orthopaedic Department
Centre for Arthroscopy & Shoulder Surgery
Hygeia General Hospital
ESSKA Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course
All About Rotator Cuff & Other Subacromial Disorders
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Lateral decubitus
My preferred position
Positioning the patient

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Subscapularis repair
• Dorsal portal
• Anteroinferior portal
• Anterosuperior portal
 30° or 70° arthroscope

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Classification of SSC-tears (Fox and Romeo)
Type I Partial thickness tear
Type II Complete tear of the upper 25% of the tendon
Type III Complete tear of the upper 50% of the tendon
Type IV Complete rupture of the tendon

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Subscapularis repair
Instability or tear of LBT : tenotomy
or tenodesis
Repair of SSC
then

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Subscapularis repair
Burkhart Stephen
Posterior level push

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Posterior lever
push

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 look for the ‘comma-sign‘

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Coracoid Impingement
Roller-wringer effect
 Normal coracohumeral space: 8-10mm
Burkart St. Cowboy´s guide to advanced shoulder arthroscopy

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Subscapularis repair - tear

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The coma sign

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Subscapularis repair – tear the coma sign (another example)

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Opening the rot interval –preparing the space

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Marking with a suture the superior edge of the subscapularis

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Mobilization of SSC tendon
• anterior (open the rotator
interval, free from coracoid
process )
• posterior (from glenoid neck)
• Superior from coracoid

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Subscapularis repair - mobilization

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Subscapularis release anterior superior and
posterior

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Debridement of the footprint
Lichtenberg, Habermeyer, Magosch

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Anchor / sutures
1 anchor (partial tear)
2 anchors (complete tear)
Lichtenberg, Habermeyer, Magosch

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ANCHOR INSERTION

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 Knot tying
Lichtenberg, Habermeyer, Magosch

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Subscapularis repair – suture management

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Subscapularis repair - final

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