“Shoe Shop” Lacing Technique: A New Biceps-Augmented Knotless Suture for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

• DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2024.102980
• Publication Date: 2024-04-01T12:01:26Z
• Authors: Rocco Bonfatti; Austin F. Smith; Antoine Ledoux; Yves Lefebvre; Lionel Neyton
• Keywords: Biceps tendon; Cuff

Advancements in rotator cuff tear repair have led to innovative techniques for complex cases. In this article, we introduce the "shoe shop" lacing technique, a knotless, side-to-side, and tendon-to-bone suture method augmented with long head of biceps tendon (LHBT) anterior margin–deficient massive tears. This approach offers simplicity, durability, potential advantages biomechanics. The LHBT integration knotless sutures make it promising solution challenging patterns. technique provides an attractive option arthroscopic repair, improving outcomes cases where cable reinforcement is essential.