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Arthroscopic Management of Massive Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: Whole Rotator Cable Reconstruction Using Proximal Biceps Tendon Autograft
Published on: June 6, 2025
Technical note: rotator cuff tear. Intraoperative electrical stimulation of the suprascapular nerve
A P Boezaart1, J F De Beer, K Van Rooyen
1Cape Shoulder Institute, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. apbzrt@iafrica.com
Abstract:
We describe a method of placing an electrically conductive catheter onto the suprascapular nerve for intraoperative electrical stimulation of the nerve. This causes contractions of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles that indicate rotator cuff viability, suitability for repair, direction in which the fibers contract, and the tear pattern.
