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Fig. 3

From: Retraction pattern of delaminated rotator cuff tears: dual-layer rotator cuff repair

Fig. 3

a Intraoperative arthroscopy shows posteromedial retraction of the superficial layer (s) in a delaminated rotator cuff tear. b The retracted superficial and deep (d) layers were reduced together by pulling the deep layer anterolaterally with a tissue grasper. c The illustration shows that the anterosuperior rotator cuff is detached from the greater tuberosity (red line) and the tear progressed into the cuff substance leading to longitudinal splitting through the infraspinatus (blue line). d A larger proportion of the infraspinauts (ISP > SSP) in the superficial layer causes posteromedial retraction (type S1) (dotted line elongated rotator interval tissue, red circle end of cuff tear, SSP supraspinatus, ISP infraspinatus, GT greater tuberosity, LT lesser tuberosity, ISP-I footprint of the infraspinatus [7], SSP-I footprint of the supraspinatus [7])

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