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The transacromial approach to the shoulder for ruptures of the rotator cuff

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A transacromial approach to the shoulder has been developed. The aim is to allow access to the rotator cuff whilst maintaining the integrity of the trapezius and deltoid muscles.

The trapezius and deltoid are split in the line of their fibres up and down from the acromion. The incisions are joined by extension across the acromion. The acromion is divided in this line and retraction of the fragments reveals the rotator cuff below the subacromial bursa. Rotation of the humerus brings all portions of the cuff into the wound.

The divided acromial fragments fall together on release of the retraction. Suture of the split muscles and of the periosteum of the acromion provides adequate closure.

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L'auteur présente une voie d'abord transacromiale de l'épaule, qui permet d'accéder à la coiffe des rotateurs tout en respectant le trapèze et le deltoïde. Le trapèze et le deltoïde sont fendus dans le sens de leur fibre, tant en avant qu'en arrière de l'acromion. Les incisions se rejoignent au niveau de l'acromion qui est sectionné dans le même sens. La totalité de la coiffe des rotateurs, située sous la bourse sous-acromiale, apparaît dans le champ opératoire, lors de l'écartement des fragments osseux et de la mobilisation en rotation de la tête humérale. L'opération terminée, les fragments acromiaux se rejoignent avec exactitude et la fermeture est aisée et correcte en suturant la brèche musculaire et le périoste acromial.

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Kessel, L., Watson, M. The transacromial approach to the shoulder for ruptures of the rotator cuff. International Orthopaedics 1, 153–154 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00576320

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