Balloon for Irreparable Rotator Cuffs! (Orthopedics This Week)
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Balloon as spacer/re-educator…Joseph A. Abboud, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, is helping patients who have suffered massive irreparable rotator cuff (RC) tears. Dr. Abboud tells OTW, “There are many patients with these types of tears who have been told that they cannot be helped arthroscopically. An FDA IDE [investigational device exemption] study is now underway in the U.S. at several centers, including The Rothman Ins...
