Background. Irreparable anterior-superior rotator cuff tears can cause significant dysfunction of a shoulder joint due to the failure of normal biomechanics of the joint, because of the loss of compressive effect of rotator cuff on the humeral head. Muscle-tendon transfers are an alternative to standard surgical treatment options: debridement of injured tendons, arthroscopic anchor suture, and reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Currently, several options of muscle-tendon transfers for treatment of relevant patients are described in the foreign literature, and there is an active discussion over results of the already proposed techniques, and their improvements, while these techniques are practically not covered in domestic literature. The aim is to describe modern surgical technique options of the muscle-tendon transfers for the treatment of patients with anterior-superior rotator cuff tears based on a review of foreign literature sources. Results. Nowadays, most common muscle-tendon transfers options for patients with anterior-superior rotator cuff tears are the sternocostal portion of the of pectoralis major tendon transfer and the latissimus dorsi tendon transfer. A review of foreign literature showed that muscle-tendon transfers are a well-described alternative to standard methods of treating profile patients with a predictable result. Conclusion. Currently, there is no consensus on clear indications for certain types of muscle-tendon transfers in case of anterior-superior rotator cuff tears, there is a lack of data on long-term results. This determines the need of study of the long-term clinical results of use of these methods and develop an algorithm for choosing the tactics of surgical treatment of relevant patients.