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Rotator Cuff Repair

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Sitting / Beach Chair, Lateral
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : Low (10-50 ml)
Maintenance Paralytic : Yes
Blocks : Interscalene, Supraclavicular

Anesthetic Approaches

The Surgery

Rotator cuff repair is typically performed 3 ways: open, mini-open, or by arthroscopy. In all methods the goal is to reattach the tendon to where it originally tore from the bone. This is done by...

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