Arthroscopic Percutaneous Repair of Anterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tear Including Biceps

The upper edge of subscapularis tendon tear and partial thickness supraspinatus tear with an associated bicep le-sion is now recognized as a common cause of a shoulder pain. Although there has been some debate, it is consid-ered a preceding pathology in full thickness anterosu-perior rotator cuff tear.1,2) Since the first description of subscapularis tendon tear by Smith, many researchers Background: To report the results of an arthroscopic percutaneous repair technique for partial-thickness tears of the anterosupe-rior cuff combined with a biceps lesion. Methods: The inclusion criteria were evidence of the upper subscapularis tendon tear and an articular side partial-thickness tear of the supraspinatus tendon, degeneration of the biceps long head or degenerative superior labrum anterior-posterior, above le-sions treated by arthroscopic percutaneous repair, and follow-up duration> 24 months after the operation. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, constant score, the pain level on a visual analogue scale, ranges of motion and strength were as-sessed. Results: The mean ( ± standard deviation) age of the 20 enrolled patients was 56.0 ± 7.7 years. The forward flexion strength in