Superior Capsular Reconstruction Technique for Massive Rotator Cuff Tear With Arthroscopic Transfer and Augmentation of Long Head of Biceps Brachii Tendon—The Biobridge Technique
Vrgoč Goran, Matolić Grgur, Bajramović Dubravko, Brkić Iva · 2026
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Vrgoč Goran and co-authors describe a surgical technique they call Biobridge for massive rotator cuff tears that cannot be repaired directly, in a 2026 technique paper. Their reconstruction uses the patient's own long head of biceps tendon, still attached at the glenoid, as living graft material. That avoids donor tissue harvest and its complications. The whole procedure is done through the arthroscope.
The surgeons free the biceps tendon, cut the transverse humeral ligament that tethers it, and swing the tendon onto the supraspinatus footprint on the humeral head. Anchors fix it there with a lasso-loop stitch, and a shoelace side-to-side pattern joins it to the remaining cuff tissue, finishing with double-row fixation. The transferred tendon shrinks the tear and rebuilds the superior restraint with vascularized tissue. They offer the method as a reproducible, biologically sound alternative to graft-based reconstruction.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Vrgoč Goran, Matolić Grgur, Bajramović Dubravko, Brkić Iva |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22303 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |