Dr. Douglas H. Murray, Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, Atlanta GA
| Orthopedic Websites |
Surgical Animations (click "I agree", then choose "Shoulder") Shoulder Arthroscopy Pictures and Video, click here |
| American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery website: Rotator Cuff Tears NIH: general shoulder information site |
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torn rotator cuff
tendon edge
tendon edge
| tendon should be attached here |
tendon pulled
back out to
length to it's
attachment
back out to
length to it's
attachment
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| Stitches passed through the torn tendon edge |
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Tendon
tied back
down to
bone
tied back
down to
bone
stitches
secured
into the
bone
secured
into the
bone
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Normal MRI image
Rotator cuff tear MRI image
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