A historical review: Surgical management of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears
MIRCT management has progressed from salvage repairs to a diverse toolkit of joint-preserving and reconstructive options. No single strategy is universally superior, underscoring the need for patient-specific approaches. Ongoing comparative trials and surgical consensus efforts are critical to optimising care.
Authors
- Andrew Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6656-8123)
- Salma Chaudhury
- Saroop Nandra
- Dave Osinachukwu Duru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8396-6146)
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- University Hospital Coventry (GB)
- Warwickshire Hospital (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Bridge University (SS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Shoulder & Elbow
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17585732251397826
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02