Rotator cuff injury

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52. Wagner ER, Elhassan BT. Surgical management of massive irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears: arthroscopic-assisted lower trapezius transfer. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2020 Oct;13(5):592-604.Full text  Abstract

53. Elhassan BT, Wagner ER, Werthel JD. Outcome of lower trapezius transfer to reconstruct massive irreparable posterior-superior rotator cuff tear. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2016 Aug;25(8):1346-53. Abstract

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62. Stewart RK, Kaplin L, Parada SA, et al. Outcomes of subacromial balloon spacer implantation for massive and irreparable rotator cuff tears: a systematic review. Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Oct;7(10):2325967119875717.Full text  Abstract

63. Sirignano M, Nyland J, Krupp R. Subacromial balloon spacer massive rotator cuff tear treatment systematic review and meta-analysis: patient selection and physical therapy may be keys to outcome success. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2024 Sep;32(9):2346-57. Abstract

64. Singh S, Reeves J, Langohr GDG, et al. The effect of the subacromial balloon spacer on humeral head translation in the treatment of massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears: a biomechanical assessment. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Oct;28(10):1841-7. Abstract

65. Liu F, Dong J, Kang Q, et al. Subacromial balloon spacer implantation for patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears achieves satisfactory clinical outcomes in the short and middle of follow-up period: a meta-analysis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Jan;29(1):143-53. Abstract

66. Garofalo R, De Crescenzo A, Fontanarosa A, et al. Rotator cuff repair protected with subacromial balloon spacer shows a low rate of non-healing. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Jun;30(6):2123-9. Abstract

67. Kluczynski MA, Nayyar S, Marzo JM, et al. Early versus delayed passive range of motion after rotator cuff repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Aug;43(8):2057-63. Abstract

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73. Saito M, Tsukada S, Fujita N, et al. Post-operative pain control following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: peri-articular injection versus interscalene brachial plexus block. Int Orthop. 2019 Jun;43(6):1435-41. Abstract

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