A tear of the rotator cuff is a common injury in which the tendons are pulled off their insertion on the humerus. This often leads to pain and weakness in the shoulder and upper arm requiring surgery to remedy.

Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair is a minimally invasive procedure to reattach rotator cuff tendon tears. Surgeons operate on the shoulder using small incisions, an arthroscope and small instruments. The procedure typically leads to a faster recovery time with less inflammation, discomfort and scarring than an open approach.