Description
Full thickness, transtendinous supraspinatus tears involve a large portion of the tendon that remains attached to the footprint that often leaves insufficient medial tissue for tension free footprint restoration with traditional suture anchor repair. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes and failure rates for arthroscopic side to side suture repair for transtendinous tears to traditional double row repair for more common tendon avulsions. We hypothesized poorer objective and subjective outcomes as well as higher re-tear rates for side-to-side suture repair.
