Rotator Cuff Repair

Do you consistently feel pain when reaching for something on a high shelf, brushing your hair or experience difficulty lifting or rotating your arm? These may be signs that you have a torn rotator cuff. They can be painful, activity-limiting injuries, but with the help of an orthopedic surgeon and products like suture anchors and the Integrity^™ Implant, you can experience a strong recovery and resume your active lifestyle in no time.

The Role of Biocomposite Suture Anchors and Tendon Augmentation

Rotator cuff tears are a common source of pain and disability among adults, resulting in millions of doctor visits each year. If surgery is required to repair your rotator cuff, your orthopedic surgeon will likely use a suture anchor to reattach soft tissue to bone. Anika offers many different suture anchor designs for use in these types of repairs including the X-Twist Biocomposite Suture Anchor that provides support as the body heals and is resorbed and goes away over time, resulting in less foreign material left behind than other types of suture anchors.

The X-Twist Biocomposite Suture Anchor provides reliable fixation and has the advantage of being MRI-friendly (patients with certain types of metal in their bodies cannot undergo an MRI).

To amplify the healing process, your surgeon may choose to augment the rotator cuff repair with Anika’s Integrity Implant. If you’re wondering what augmenting the rotator cuff repair means, it means that in addition to and in combination with the suture anchors used to reattach soft tissue to bone, surgeons can choose to also use the Integrity Implant to improve the strength of your rotator cuff repair as well as potentially improve the healing process. Integrity is a hyaluronic acid-based scaffold for rotator cuff repair that provides reliable strength and regenerative healing.

Patient Benefits

• Provides support as the body heals
• Includes materials that are MRI Safe
• No foreign animal-derived materials¹
• Helps patients return to an active lifestyle

If you are living with shoulder pain and in need of a rotator cuff repair, speak to your doctor about Anika’s rotator cuff solutions today.