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Background: Despite being the largest rotator cuff tendon of the shoulder, the function and clinical relevance of subscapularis pathology has been largely ignored in the literature. Although more recent studies have focused on subscapularis tears, all have reported on techniques of open repair. The advent of arthroscopy and arthroscopic repair techniques has opened new frontiers in the diagnosis and repair of torn rotator cuff tendons, including the subscapularis. In this article, we review the short-term results of arthroscopic subscapularis repair. Methods: Ten patients with subscapularis tendon tear of the rotator cuff were analyzed in 8 men and 2 women with an average age of 49.7 years who had an average delay in treatment of 23.5 months. The clinical outcome, including the UCLA score was assessed prospectively for all patients with 3 month intervals.Results: The score for pain improved from 1.75 to 9 points (p < /em>
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