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Home / Research » Clinical and Functional Outcomes by Graft Type in Superior Capsular Reconstruction

Clinical and Functional Outcomes by Graft Type in Superior Capsular Reconstruction

Alexander Lee,* BS, Ali S. Farooqi,* BA , David Novikov,y MD, Xinning Li,y MD, John D. Kelly IV,z MD, and Robert L. Parisien, MD Investigation performed at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Background: In recent years, superior capsular reconstruction (SCR) has emerged as a promising treatment for massive rotator cuff tears and has been performed with an array of graft options, most commonly dermal allograft and tensor fascia lata (TFL) autograft.

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