Endoscopic Abductor Repairs of the Hip Simplified: Double‐Pulley Suture‐Passage Free Technique
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome is a prevalent cause of lateral-sided hip pain. In this Technical Note, we propose an endoscopic double-pulley technique that demonstrates gluteus medius and minimus repair via a double-row tape-bridge configuration. Our approach facilitates abductor repair in a consistent and reproducible manner using 3 to 4 peritrochanteric portals while avoiding the difficulties of antegrade or retrograde suture passage. This surgical technique is useful for high-grade partial tears, minimally retracted full-thickness tears, or refractory greater trochanteric pain syndrome with gluteal tendinopathy.
Authors
- Fahmuda Akhter
- Brendan Swift (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1880-7040)
- Ting Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2040-6057)
- Olufemi R. Ayeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-8564)
- Mahmoud Almasri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-0314)
Institutions
- McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
- Cincinnati Sportsmedicine and Orthopaedic Center (US)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroscopy Techniques
- Published
- 2024-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2024.103306
- Primary Topic
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00