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Stephen S Burkhart¹, Patrick J Denard², Christopher R Adams³

¹The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.

Arthroscopy Techniques

|February 3, 2017

Abstract:

We have been performing arthroscopic superior capsular reconstruction (SCR) with acellular dermal allograft for almost 2 years. Our techniques are based on Mihata's original concept for SCR, in which he used fascia lata autograft. In this report, we describe our standard arthroscopic technique as well as 2 variations of a "zip-line" technique, which we have found particularly useful for large dermal allografts (grafts that are ≥40 mm in any dimension).

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