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. 2017 Sep 18;6(5):e1587–e1591. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2017.06.040

Table 2.

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Surgical Technique

Advantages Disadvantages
• All-suture suture anchors provide least intrusion on growth plates and multiple fixation points.
• The lateral decubitus position provides excellent exposure to the posterior and inferior quadrants of the shoulder.
• Arthroscopic in situ biceps tenodesis ensures anatomic tenodesis and cosmesis.
• Technically challenging with numerous steps.
• Difficult visualization and suture management given the extent of the tear pattern.
• Biceps technique requires second step of returning to the glenohumeral joint to remove biceps remnant.