2023 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings with CME-Debate: Abductor Repairs Should be Performed Open

Debate: Abductor Repairs Should be Performed Open

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Video Summary

The video is a talk about the etiology and treatment of gluteus minimus and medius teres tears. The speaker discusses the anatomy of the insertional footprint and describes different techniques for repair, including open repair and endoscopic repair. They also mention the use of gluteus maximus transfer for cases with fatty infiltration. The speaker presents study findings on the outcomes of open and endoscopic repairs, noting that both techniques showed significant improvement in patient-reported outcomes. The study also found that open repairs had faster surgical times. The speaker concludes that open repair is important for surgeons to know and suggests specific indications for each technique.

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Bryan Kelly, MD

Keywords

gluteus tears

repair techniques

open repair

endoscopic repair

study findings