Rotator cuff augmentation
Patches and capsular reconstruction for rotator cuff tears.
Papers per year
Each bar is 12 months; the last one ends 17 Oct 2026. New trials in the same years: 11, 24, 19, 22, 16.
New guidelines and consensus this year
- Rotator Cuff Tears Part II: Subscapularis Repair, Augmentation, and Tendon Transfer-An International Expert Consensus StatementArthroscopy2026 Sep 22
- Rotator Cuff Tears Part I: Diagnosis, Nonoperative Management, and Repair of Posterosuperior Tears-An International Expert Consensus StatementArthroscopy2026 Sep 22
- An International Expert Consensus Statement Defining the Best Practices and Areas of Uncertainty Concerning the Use of OrthobiologicsJ Bone Joint Surg Am2026 Sep 2
All papers from the last 12 months
220 papers (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026), newest first. Loading the full list…
- High retear rate of superior capsular reconstruction graft following combined anterior latissimus dorsi and teres major transfer in anterosuperior irreparable rotator cuff tearsJSES Rev Rep Tech2027 FebPMID 42861098
- Long head of the biceps tendon patch augmentation improves external rotation after reverse shoulder arthroplastyJ Shoulder Elb Arthroplast2026 DecPMID 42633112
- Rotator cuff tendon augmentation and inter-user reproducibility assessment of a novel patch fixation technique compared to a conventional technique for rotator cuff repair: a biomechanical validation studyJSES Rev Rep Tech2026 NovPMID 42751040
- Low early post-operative pain is a strong predictor of favorable outcomes after rotator cuff repairJSES Int2026 NovPMID 42733794
- Postoperative outcomes of modified graft augmentation for large to massive rotator cuff tearsJ Shoulder Elbow Surg2026 NovPMID 42128286
- Augmentation of Rotator Cuff Repair With a Bioinductive Collagen Scaffold: The Arthroscopic Slide TechniqueArthrosc Tech2026 Oct 9PMID 42857040
- Editorial Commentary: Biologic Graft Augmentation Reduces Retear Rates After Rotator Cuff Repair, but Which Rotator Cuff Tears Need a Graft? That Is the Next StepArthroscopy2026 Oct 9PMID 42851124
- Small Wonders: How Nanotechnology Is Redefining Shoulder and Elbow SurgeryCells2026 Oct 8PMID 42882528Review
- Biologic Graft Augmentation Is Associated With Lower Retear Rates and Greater Tendon Thickness Compared With Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Without Augmentation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled TrialsArthroscopy2026 Oct 8PMID 42850980Review
- Biologic and Synthetic Augmentation in Rotator Cuff Repair: Emerging TechnologiesJ Bone Joint Surg Am2026 Oct 5PMID 42832585
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How these numbers are counted
PubMed query, searched in titles and abstracts by publication date:
"rotator cuff"[tiab] AND (augmentation[tiab] OR patch[tiab] OR "superior capsular reconstruction"[tiab] OR bioinductive[tiab])Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov studies first submitted in each 12-month window that match the same terms. A query can miss synonyms or catch unrelated papers, so treat counts as approximate.