bone's head and can't heal itself without surgical help. The supraspinatus tendon is the most common to tear, but any of the four tendons may tear. If rotator cuff muscles and tendons are severely ...

Older patients who dislocate their shoulder may sustain a large tear of the rotator cuff tendon when they fall. This tendon is made up of four muscles that allow active motion of the shoulder. When ...

Pearl, MD, spoke about the use of lower trapezius transfer for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears and no active external rotation ... Pearl noted lower trapezius transfer can be performed ...