Older patients who dislocate their shoulder may sustain a large tear of the rotator cuff tendon when they fall. This tendon ...

Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the other rotator cuff tendons) becomes detached from the humerus ...

Introduction Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a significant source of musculoskeletal disability. Accompanying muscle changes may be important determinants of the prognosis. The aim of this study was to ...

full thickness tear fluid signal intensity or contrast extending from the bursal to the articular side lesion of the rotator cuff. Contrast seen in the SAB.

Full-thickness ... the rotator cuff tendons, leading to tears over time. Treatment depends on the severity of the tear and ...

This review proposes a model to describe the continuum of the rotator cuff pathology from asymptomatic tendon through full thickness rotator cuff tears. Conclusions The pathoaetiology of rotator cuff ...

from the department of orthopedic surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and colleagues randomly assigned 99 patients with full- or high-grade partial-thickness rotator cuff tears to ...