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Current Indications and Contraindications for Needle Arthroscopy of the Shoulder
| Indications |
| Partial-thickness tears |
| Isolated bursal or articular-sided tears |
| Smaller or nonretracted rotator cuff tears |
| Anterior or posterior labral tears |
| Relative contraindications |
| Larger or retracted rotator cuff tears |
| Concomitant procedures such as distal clavicle excision, biceps tenodesis |
| Subscapularis repair |
