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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.
There are now many choices and options for heart surgery. The following procedures can be performed: Traditional Full Sternotomy (incision of the entire sternum) Modified Partial Sternotomy (a smaller incision of the sternum) Surgeries with smaller incisions (e.g. MIDCAB and Portal Access)