Figure 2.

Arthroscopic views and MRIs of re-tear patient. (A) Patch augmentation using human allograft for a large rotator cuff tear. (B) Postoperative MRI shows a well-maintained patch graft covering GT footprint (arrow). (C) Second-look arthroscopic view. A re-tear can be identified, and GT-covering fibrotic tissue can also be seen. (D) A T2-weighted coronal image of the right shoulder from a pre-second-operation MRI reveals a major discontinuity (a Sugaya Grade V re-tear) of the supraspinatus tendon. A fibrosis remnant of the allograft patch covers the GT footprint area (arrowhead) despite the re-tear. MRI—magnetic resonance imaging; GT—greater tuberosity.