Abstract
The patient received general anesthesia. The patient was placed in the beach chair position. A sandbag was placed under the medial border of the scapula. The head was supported by soft head rests and the ears were protected. All the other bony prominences of the lower extremities and the left upper extremity were protected by soft cushions. The right upper extremity, right aspect of the neck and chest areas were prepped and draped in the standard manner, with the upper extremity draped free.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
El Bitar, Y. (2013). Large Rotator Cuff Tear: Repair. In: Saghieh, S., Weinstein, S., Hoballah, J. (eds) Operative Dictations in Orthopedic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7479-1_75
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7479-1_75
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-7478-4
Online ISBN: 978-1-4614-7479-1
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)