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There are three types of rotator cuff surgery: 1  Arthroscopic: Your doctor will make a small cut in your shoulder then use an arthroscope -- a tube with a small camera and tiny instruments -- to fix the tear. 2  Open: Your doctor uses larger instruments to go in to the muscles of your shoulder and fix the tear.
Open, mini-open, and arthroscopic surgeries yield similar results regarding relief of pain, strength improvement, and function of the rotator cuff. 7 The type of surgery chosen depends on several factors: 7. Size of tear; Patientâs anatomy; Condition of the patientâs tendons, tissues, and bones; The surgeonâs experience and familiarity with treatment options; All three surgical approaches typically involve these general steps: Eliminating fragments or debris in the rotator cuff region.