Figure 1.

Surgical repair technique with crossed bone tunnels. Drill hole A represents the anterior footprint of the supraspinatus, B represents the intersection of the posterior supraspinatus and superior infraspinatus footprints, and D represents the inferior footprint of the infraspinatus. Drill hole C represents a point on the lateral humeral head roughly equidistant from points A and D. Holes are drilled from A to D then from B to C. The use of these bone tunnels and a modified Mason-Allen stitch allows for repair of both tendons to their respective anatomic footprints on the humeral head.