Rotator Cuff Repair Augmented With a Reinforced Bioabsorbable Autobiologic Matrix

Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common shoulder pathologies in the adult population, present in approximately 25% of individuals in their 60s and 50% in individuals in their 80s. With several techniques and technological advances in repairing symptomatic rotator cuff tears, the rate of retear rates remains elevated. Synthetic grafts have been developed to aid with rotator cuff repair by providing biomechanical advantage, improved healing at bone tendon interface, while also remaining a cost-effective option when compared with costly revision rates. BioCharge Autobiologic Matrix is a synthetic scaffold approved by the Food and Drug Administration and developed to augment rotator cuff repairs by improving the ultimate load to failure rate while also providing improved enthesis architecture at the tendon-bone interface when observed at a microscopic level. The goal of this Technical Note is to describe the technique of rotator cuff repair with BioCharge augmentation.