RESUMEN
Passing suture during a rotator cuff repair requires proper orientation and purchase of the rotator cuff tendon. Our technique uses a new portal to improve access to the supraspinatus and infraspinatus and uses additional portals for a circumferential repair of the tear, thereby restoring the footprint. Using a penetrating suture passer through the anterior, posterior, and superomedial portals allows 270° of coverage. The lateral anchors complete the circumferential repair. Sutures from the medial anchors are passed in a retrograde fashion using 3 small incisions with no cannula. A spinal needle is used to localize the orientation of each portal. The N+4 portal is the workhorse portal, allowing access to the supraspinatus and infraspinatus. The suture retriever enters the trapezius 5 cm from the medial border of the acromion and 1 cm anterior to the spine of the scapula. It enters the subacromial space on top of the supraspinatus. This provides protection to the suprascapular nerve in the supraspinatus fossa. The cuff is lifted with a grasper to allow perpendicular passage of suture. The suture is retrieved for tying. The tissue purchase and location of suture placement help restore the footprint of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus. Additional sutures are passed anteriorly through the subclavian portal and posteriorly through the high posteromedial portal. The repair is completed with lateral-row anchors as needed.
RESUMEN
Passing suture during a Bankart repair can be a difficult task. A key component of a Bankart repair involves shifting the anteroinferior capsule and labrum superiorly. This technical note describes a new technique of reaching the inferior aspect of the Bankart lesion from posterior. Typical suture passers push the tissue further away. Using a SutureLasso through the low posterolateral portal allows one to push the tissue from inferior toward the suture anchor, making it simpler to advance the capsulolabral complex. Three suture anchors are used in the anteroinferior quadrant. The lowest suture anchor is the critical anchor for advancing the capsule and labrum. The SutureLasso is placed into the axillary recess through the low posterolateral portal, and the nitinol wire is advanced through the capsule and labrum, retrieving the suture and pulling it back through the tissue for tying with a sliding locking knot. This ensures good superior advancement of the tissue and helps obtain an optimal arthroscopic result in Bankart repair. Additional anchors are placed, and suture passage for the middle and superior anchors is then completed from anterior. The advancement and restoration of the tissue tightness provide the optimal components for an excellent result.
