VIDEO: Develop a technique to treat rotator cuff tears with lower trapezius transfer

ByMichael L. Pearl, MD

ByKristine Houck, MA, ELS

ByMax R. Wursta

Fact checked byGina Brockenbrough, MA

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Michael L. Pearl, MD, spoke about the use of lower trapezius transfer for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears and no active external rotation.

“It’s not a good operation for pain or if they have advanced cuff tear arthropathy changes, but for your 50-year-old [or] 60-year-old who does not have active external rotation, it is a great operation,” Pearl said.

Pearl noted lower trapezius transfer can be performed open or arthroscopically, in a variety of positions and with multiple allograft options.

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Pearl ML. Irreparable tears: Lower trapezius transfer. Presented at: Orthopedics Today Hawaii; Jan. 12-16, 2025; Koloa, Hawaii.

Disclosures: Pearl reports being a paid consultant for Shoulder Innovations.

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VIDEO: Develop a technique to treat rotator cuff tears with lower trapezius transfer

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