Atraumatic Deltoid Rupture with a Chronic Massive Rotator Cuff Tear: A Case Report and Surgical Technique

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(a) Intact fascia directly overlying the torn right deltoid muscle. (b) Deltoid muscle secured by strong resorbable sutures (FiberTape sutures x3 [Arthrex, Naples, FL.]) passed in a Mason Allen configuration. (c) Deltoid repair after sutures were tied over a 3-hole mini plate (Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI) on the superior surface of the acromion.

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