Editorial Commentary: Shoulder Superior Capsule Reconstruction: Should We Suture Leftover Dermal Allograft to the Inferior Acromion?

Arthroscopy : the Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery : Official Publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
Erik Hohmann

Abstract

Superior capsular reconstruction remains a controversial procedure, and long-term results still need to be established. Graft thickness seems crucial and fascia lata appears superior to dermal allograft. Using a subacromial spacer by suturing dermal allograft to the subacromial bone "increases graft thickness" and reduces superior humeral head migration but increases subacromial pressures in a static laboratory cadaver model. It remains to be seen whether clinical studies support this concept.

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