A Modified Mason-Allen Suture Enhancement Technique (Sunglasses Loop) for Single-Row Repair of Medium-to-Large Rotator Cuffs.

We propose a single-row repair method for medium-to-large rotator cuff rotator cuff tears using a modified Mason-Allen suture enhancement technique (sunglasses loop), which uses high-tensile modified Mason-Allen sutures to close the medial rotator cuff tissues to form a sunglasses loop, resets the rotator cuff tissues via traction with the high-tensile suture, repairs the rotator cuff in a single row with triple-loaded suture anchor (anchor with 3 high-strength sutures), and finally employs an outer row of staples to secure the suture to the lateral aspect of the greater tuberosity, preventing the tendon from pulling out. This method uses a special sunglasses-shaped suture loop, which produces an increase in holding power and a reduction in tension relative to other single-row repair techniques and reduces the rate of rotator cuff retear.

[Staged surgery of Sanders type Ⅳ calcaneal fractures with soft tissue three-degree swelling].

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of staged surgery on Sanders Ⅳ calcaneal fractures with soft tissue Ⅲ swelling.

Methods: The clinical data of 76 patients with Sanders type Ⅳ closed calcaneal fracture with soft tissue three-degree swelling treated from June 2017 to May 2020 was retrospectively analyzed, including 54 males and 22 females, aged from 25 to 50 (38.16±10.