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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.
Many can be effectively treated with physical therapy. But if, as in your situation, the injury involves a large tear in the muscle, surgery can be a good option. In the past, rotator cuff surgery required a large 2- to 4-inch incision. But over the past 10 years, arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery has become more common and can often be used to repair even large tears. During arthroscopic surgery, the surgeon makes three or four small incisions in the shoulder.