Tendon fixation in arthroscopic latissimus dorsi transfer for irreparable posterosuperior cuff tears: An in vitro biomechanical comparison of interference screw and suture anchors.

The fixation of the tendon to the bone remains a challenging problem in the latissimus dorsi tendon transfer for irreparable cuff tears and can lead to unsatisfactory results. A new arthroscopic method of tendon to bone fixation using an interference screw has been developed and the purpose of this study was to compare its biomechanical properties to the ones of a standard fixation technique with anchors. Diop A, Maurel N, Chang VK, Kany J, Duranthon LD, Grimberg J. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2011 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21689873