Since 2001, all rotator cuff sutures have been performed at the Jan Yperman Hospital via arthroscopy (keyhole surgery).
The tendon is usually torn off the bone. So, there is a partial or total detachment of the attachment of the tendon to the bone. In a normal situation, the tendon fibres are anchored in the bone. When the tendon is torn off, some remnants of fibres usually remain attached to the bone itself. These remnants should be removed during the operation: because a bleeding bone is the best place for it to grow back on.
The aim of repair is to attach the tendon or tendons back to the bone, and to anchor the tendon or tendons firmly against the bone. Nature will allow the tendon fibres to grow into the bone in the following months. As long as this ingrowth is not complete, the repair is not completed, and the tendon is vulnerable.
The longer the time, and the more advanced the healing process is, the more solid the tendon anchorage is and the more difficult it becomes to tear the tendon back off the bone. Full strength is achieved only after 12 to 18 months.
For more information, please contact your treating physician.
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