Medical MCQ-A young patient is diagnosed to have irreparable tear of the rotator cuff. Treatment of choice will be:

A young patient is diagnosed to have irreparable tear of the rotator cuff. Treatment of choice will be:

Tendon transfer

Total shoulder replacement

Reverse c shoulder replacement

Acromioplasty

Question Category:

Surgery

Correct Answer:

Tendon transfer

Description:

Ans: A. Tendon transfer(Ref Apley 9/e p347,348)Treatment of choice for irreparable tear of rotator cuff in young patient = Tendon transfer.Subacromial decompression and debridement of degenerate cuff tissue:Useful for irreparable massive full thickness tears.Pain relief allows reasonable shoulder abduction by remaining muscles.Other methods:Supraspinatus advancement.Latissimus dorsi transfer.Rotator cuff transposition.Fascia Iota autogruit.Synthetic tendon graft.

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