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Biceps Tenodesis Augmenting Repair

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The massive rotator cuff tear is a challenging problem for the shoulder surgeon [1–3]. Large and massive tears include multiple rotator cuff tendons with varying degrees of retraction [4]. Treatment of multitendon tears may result in a residual defect following arthroscopic or open repair [5–7].

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seton Hall University, School of Graduate Medicine, Orange, NJ, USA

    Jeffrey S. Abrams

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Abrams, J.S. (2017). Biceps Tenodesis Augmenting Repair. In: Gumina, S. (eds) Rotator Cuff Tear. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33355-7_40

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