Curtis DM, Lee C, Qin C, et al. - This study was undertaken to explore the biomechanical impacts of superior capsule reconstruction with subacromial resurfacing on superior humeral head translation and subacromial contact pressure, as compared to the standard superior capsule reconstruction technique. Researchers investigated eight cadaveric shoulder specimens in 4 conditions: intact rotator cuff, supraspinatus tear and superior capsule excision, superior capsule reconstruction with human dermal allograft, and superior capsule reconstruction with human dermal allograft and human dermal allograft subacromial resurfacing. The results of this study demonstrated that the addition of subacromial resurfacing to superior capsule reconstruction with human dermal allograft results in decreased superior humeral head translation relative to superior capsule reconstruction with human dermal allograft only while maintaining subacromial contact pressures at low (0 and 30 degrees) abduction angles.