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Massive rotator cuff tears are a common cause of shoulder pain and dysfunction. A tear can be determined to be irreparable based on the quality of tendon tissue, quality of the rotator cuff musculature (high-grade fatty infiltration is a poor prognostic indicator for attempted repair), static or advanced humeral head superior migration or subluxation, and the presence of a noncompliant or poorly motivated patient. Pathology of the rotator cuff represents the most common cause of biceps tendon disease and can be classified by the type of underlying lesion.1,2
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Sabonghy, E.P., Edwards, T.B., Walch, G. (2008). Biceps Tenotomy: Alternative When Treating the Irreparable Cuff Tear. In: Abrams, J.S., Bell, R.H. (eds) Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-39343-8_19
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