Therapeutic outcomes of muscular advancement by an arthroscopic-assisted modified Debeyre-Patte procedure for irreparable large and massive rotator cuff tears

The clinical outcomes of healed shoulders after the arthroscopic-assisted modified Debeyre-Patte procedure were favorable. If the torn rotator cuff stump is retracted near the glenoid fossa, and the rotator cuff muscle scored Goutallier grade 3 or lower, this modified Debeyre-Patte procedure would be a viable option.