Clinical outcome and structural integrity of all-arthroscopic repair of degenerative subscapularis tendon tears.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of all-arthroscopic repair of degenerative subscapularis tendon tears and post-operative structural integrity using magnetic resonance imaging with a short-term follow-up.

Methods: Twenty-one patients were treated all-arthroscopically for a full-thickness degenerative subscapularis tendon tear. Median patient age was 55 years (range, 41-69).