Table 2.
Surgical findings and procedures
| Patient | Age | Tear size | Retraction | Repair technique | Anchor types | Attachment site | Biceps tendon | Additional findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 2 cm | Damaged but not retracted | Single bony anchor - modified Mason-Allen locking suture repair | Fastin anchor with orthocord (Mitek) | At cuff insertion | Tenodesis | Bony Bankart |
| 2 | 28 | 2 cm | Damaged but not retracted | Single bony anchor - modified Mason-Allen locking suture repair | Fastin anchor with orthocord (Mitek) | At cuff insertion | None | 360 degree labral tear, chondral injury |
| 3 | 27 | 1 cm | Damaged but not retracted | Single bony anchor - modified Mason-Allen locking suture repair | Fastin anchor with orthocord (Mitek) | At cuff insertion | None | Reverse Bankart |
| 4 | 29 | 2 cm | Damaged but not retracted | Single bony anchor - modified Mason-Allen locking suture repair | Fastin anchor with orthocord (Mitek) | At cuff insertion | None | Bankart, ACJ osteolysis |
| 5 | 25 | 3 cm | Stage III - severe | Four bony anchors - double row | Spiralok with panacryl and versalok (Mitek) | Medialised | Debridement | Nil |
| 6 | 24 | 1 cm | Damaged but not retracted | Single bony anchor - modified Mason-Allen locking suture repair | Fastin anchor with orthocord (Mitek) | At cuff insertion | None | Nil |
| 7 | 19 | 1 cm | Damaged but not retracted | Single bony anchor - modified Mason-Allen locking suture repair | Fastin anchor with orthocord (Mitek) | At cuff insertion | None | Nil |
| 8 | 25 | > 5 cm | Stage III - severe | Four bony anchors - double row | Twinfix PK triple and footprint (Smith and Nephew) | At cuff insertion | None | Nil |
| 9 | 26 | 1.5 cm | Damaged but not retracted | Single bony anchor - parachute technique | Twinfix PK triple (Smith and Nephew) | At cuff insertion | None | 360 degree labral tear |
| 10 | 31 | 3 cm | Stage II - moderate | Two bony anchors - double row | Twinfix PK triple and footprint (Smith and Nephew) | At cuff insertion | Debridement | Nil |
| 11 | 22 | 2 cm | Damaged but not retracted | Single bony anchor - modified Mason- Allen locking suture repair | Twinfix PK triple (Smith and Nephew) | At cuff insertion | None | Bankart |