{"id":789,"date":"2024-02-15T16:48:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T16:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inovedisusdev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=789"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:45:15","slug":"suture-anchor-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inovedis.com\/index.php\/suture-anchor-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Suture Anchor Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#00729a 0%|rgba(0, 114, 154, 0.78) 39%|rgba(0,114,154,0) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/inovedis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Challenges2BKGD.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||25px||false|false&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_size_phone=&#8221;cover&#8221; background_position_tablet=&#8221;top_right&#8221; background_position_phone=&#8221;top_right&#8221; background_horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;20%&#8221; background_horizontal_offset_phone=&#8221;11%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|30%|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|18%|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|0%|||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1 style=\"font-size: 65px; line-height: 1.1em;\">Challenges of RCR Using Suture Anchors<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||25px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#00729A&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2 id=\"outcomes\" style=\"font-size: 45px; line-height: 1.2em;\"><span style=\"color: #acaeb0;\">Patient Outcomes<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Current gold standard used for decades without significant improvement in patient outcomes<\/h2>\n<p>The original gold standard for rotator cuff repair (RCR) was an open repair using suture-bone tunnels to compress the cuff to head of the humerus which demonstrated good biomechanical properties resulting in reliable healing results.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/inovedis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SutureAnchorSurgery-0424.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Suture Anchor&#8221; title_text=&#8221;SutureAnchorSurgery-0424&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Over the last decades, shoulder arthroscopy with the use of suture anchors has replaced previous techniques providing for faster recovery and better cosmetic results. As arthroscopy grew, suture anchors became the gold standard for tissue to bone fixation with the use of multiple anchors being widely accepted.<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">1<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The transition of many RCR\u2019s from using transosseous tunnels to using suture anchors has shifted the weak link of the repair from the bone to the tendon with the common mode of failure seen now occurring at the suture-tendon interface.<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">2<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the years, various materials and techniques have been tried, but none have proved to be better than the others in terms of functional outcomes. As of today, there are still no guidelines indicating what to use and it is left to the surgeon to decide on surgical technique.<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">3<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Learn about <a href=\"\/index.php\/sinefix-shoulder-surgery\/\"><strong>腦瞳憫<\/strong><\/a> for rotator cuff repair.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;184deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(172,174,176,0.15) 0%|rgba(172,174,176,0.34) 100%&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||25px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#00729A&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2 id=\"anchors\" style=\"font-size: 45px; line-height: 1.2em;\"><span style=\"color: #acaeb0;\">Suture Anchors<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Use of suture anchors in arthroscopic RCR involves complex surgical technique<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px||10px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Multiple instruments, manual dexterity, and experience in suture management and knot tying are required for successful arthroscopic RCR. In addition, the use of multiple anchors increases <strong>complexity, surgical time and implant costs<\/strong>.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/inovedis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/腦瞳憫-Icon-Group.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Complexity, Timely, Costly&#8221; title_text=&#8221;腦瞳憫-Icon-Group&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h4>Common challenges:<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">1<\/sup><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Knot impingement with prolonged postoperative pain<\/li>\n<li>Suture-tension cut-through of tendon<\/li>\n<li>Anchor pull-out<\/li>\n<li>Cyst formation around anchors<\/li>\n<li>High financial costs<\/li>\n<li>Potential source of infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn about <a href=\"\/index.php\/sinefix-shoulder-surgery\/\"><strong>腦瞳憫<\/strong><\/a> for rotator cuff repair.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2 id=\"retear\" style=\"font-size: 45px; line-height: 1.2em;\"><span style=\"color: #acaeb0;\">Retear Rates<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Postoperative rotator cuff retear after rotator cuff repair is still a major problem<\/h2>\n<p>Recent comparative studies show no difference in retear rate when looking at different fixation techniques.<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">5<\/sup><\/span> Despite the advantages brought by the evolution of surgical techniques, the debate is still open regarding which surgical procedure and technique implies a lower retear rate after surgery.<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">4<\/sup><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h4>Surgical technique and retear rate:<\/h4>\nAlthough single-row repair has produced favorable clinical outcomes, the retear rate is high.<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">5<\/sup><\/span> The double-row repair technique was developed to help decrease the retear rate with the goals of:\n<ul>\n\t<li>Increasing fixation strength<\/li>\n\t<li>Decreasing gap formation under cyclic loading<\/li>\n\t<li>Improving the restoration of the anatomic footprint of the humeral head<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAlthough numerous systematic reviews and meta-analyses have shown lower postoperative retear rate after double-row repair, knot-tying of the medial row of suture anchors can strangulate the tendon and impair vascular inflow, resulting in a type 2 retear.<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">5<\/sup><\/span> The use of double-row and suture-bridge techniques have been reported to increase the risk of medial cuff failure<span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">6<\/sup><\/span>\n\nLearn about <strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/sinefix-shoulder-surgery\/\">腦瞳憫<\/a><\/strong> for rotator cuff repair.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h4>Many things can affect retear rate such as: <span><sup style=\"font-size: 60%;\">4<\/sup><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Patients\u2019 age <\/li>\n<li>Preoperative tear size<\/li>\n<li>Diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Smoking<\/li>\n<li>Preoperative fatty infiltration and muscle atrophy<\/li>\n<li>Surgical procedure (e.g., arthroscopic, open, mini-open repairs)<\/li>\n<li>Fixation techniques (e.g., single-row, double-row, suture bridge, transosseous repairs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(172,174,176,0.34)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||false|false&#8221; 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Bedeir et al. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30229445\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Type 2 retear after arthroscopic single-row, double-row and suture bridge rotator cuff repair: a systematic review<\/a>. 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