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Arthroscopic footprint reconstruction of a bone cyst-associated rotator cuff tear

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Arthroscopic treatment of a symptomatic rotator cuff tear is problematic when the tear is associated with a large bone cyst. We describe procedure of arthroscopic bone grafting in the bone cyst and footprint reconstruction of the rotator cuff tear using a suture–bridge technique.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, 640 Daesa-Dong, Jung-Gu, Daejeon, 301-040, South Korea

    Kyung Cheon Kim, Kwang Jin Rhee, Hyun Dae Shin & Young Mo Kim

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Kim, K.C., Rhee, K.J., Shin, H.D. et al. Arthroscopic footprint reconstruction of a bone cyst-associated rotator cuff tear. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr 15, 1486–1488 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0326-8

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