Table 1.
Pearls | Pitfalls |
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To deliver bursal tissue, directly inject bursal tissue from a 3-cc syringe into lateral portal without the aid of a needle. |
Use of a needle on the end of the syringe can lead to clogging and difficulty with reimplantation of bursal tissue. |
To improve visualization, place free spinal needle into subacromial space before suctioning water out of shoulder to help create an air pocket. |
Without an air pocket, visualization of the rotator cuff may be difficult, leading to suboptimal placement of bursal tissue. |
To avoid filter clogging, incremental removal of bursal tissue from bursal collection device may be beneficial. |
Bursal-collection device can get clogged. |