The Hybridge Technique: A Combined Technique of Suture Bridge and Tension Band for an Arthroscopic Eco-Responsible Rotator Cuff Repair

Vincent Martinel; Geoffroy Nourissat; Johannes Barth; Bruno Zipoli; Nicolas Bonnevialle; Green Shoulder Circle

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2022.08.025

The Hybridge Technique: A Combined Technique of Suture Bridge and Tension Band for an Arthroscopic Eco-Responsible Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthrosc Tech. 2022 Nov 18;11(12):e2337-e2345. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2022.08.025. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Vincent Martinel¹, Geoffroy Nourissat², Johannes Barth³, Bruno Zipoli⁴, Nicolas Bonnevialle^{5

6}; Green Shoulder Circle

Affiliations

¹ Groupe Orthopédie Ormeau Pyrénées, ELSAN - Polyclinique de l'Ormeau, Tarbes, France.
² Clinique Maussins-Nollet, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
³ Département de chirurgie orthopédique, Centre ostéoarticulaire des cèdres, Parc Sud Galaxie, Echirolles, Grenoble, France.
⁴ Service orthopédie et traumatologie, centre hospitalier de Dax, Dax, France.
⁵ Département d'orthopédie traumatologie CHU de Toulouse, place du docteur Baylac, Hôpital Riquet, Toulouse, France.
⁶ Green Shoulder Circle, Lourdes, France, France.

Abstract

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is mainly based on 2 proven biomechanical concepts: suture bridge and tension band. This Technical Note describes the use of a combination of these 2 techniques to repair extensive lesions with only 3 anchors. Besides being less expensive, the use of a limited number of anchors is part of a global medicoeconomic and eco-responsible approach to our surgical activities.