Hello, I'm Dr. Dongkyu Lee, an orthopedic specialist. Today, I'd like to briefly show you a case of non-surgical treatment for a rotator cuff tear using bone marrow stimulation stem cell regeneration and reduction suture. For detailed explanations of these procedures, please refer to the link below. https://blog.naver.com/9690067/223251719566
🔗 https://blog.naver.com/9690067/223251719566This case involves a male patient in his 50s who had been diagnosed with a partial rotator cuff tear and received injection treatments for years. He had tried steroid injections, prolotherapy, DNA injections — he said there wasn't a single type of injection he hadn't received. Despite all that treatment, his symptoms never improved and only continued to worsen, which is when he came to see me. Let's take a look at his condition.
On ultrasound, the area marked by the red dotted line shows where the rotator cuff has torn — it appears to be a near full-thickness tear. Let's also look at an ultrasound image taken from a different angle.
In this ultrasound image as well, the dark area marked by the red dotted line represents the torn rotator cuff, showing a fairly wide area of damage. Although the tear covered a wide area, it was still a partial tear, so I performed bone marrow stimulation stem cell regeneration combined with reduction suture.
As shown in the diagram, a specially designed guide is inserted targeting the torn area, and then a specially designed drill is used to create micro-holes in the bone.
Using a specially designed absorbable suture, the material is inserted into the torn tendon and secured, then tension is applied to reduce the size of the rotator cuff tear. Depending on the pattern and size of the tear, the suture can be anchored three-dimensionally for an even more secure fixation and reduction. A follow-up ultrasound was performed three months after the procedure.
Comparing the before and after images, the dark area representing the torn tendon before the procedure has turned white after treatment, indicating that the tissue has regenerated. Even in cases of severe partial tears like this one, bone marrow stimulation stem cell regeneration can effectively harness the stem cells in bone marrow to promote healing. Combined with meticulous and carefully performed reduction suture, excellent outcomes can be achieved.
Non-surgical treatment for partial rotator cuff tears: Bone marrow stimulation stem cell regeneration Reduction suture Dr. Dongkyu Lee
