Bone spurs: Overgrowths on the shoulder bones can rub against the rotator cuff tendons, leading to tears over time. Treatment ...

A rotator cuff tear is marked by damage to one (or more) of the four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint. Warning signs of a torn rotator cuff are typically felt in the shoulder area.

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

There are three main sections: the identification and description of the symptoms caused by known rotator cuff tears, the impact that these tears had upon the lives of the participants followed by ...

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Michael L. Pearl, MD, spoke about the use of lower trapezius transfer for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears and no active ...

A technique for repairing rotator cuff injuries developed by University of Adelaide academics has delivered game-changing results for people with ...

Rotator cuff tears are painful and limiting for patients; larger tears have had poor outcomes in general and have often been deemed irreparable. But a new procedure using a subacromial balloon spacer ...

and re-injury prevention form the basis of symptomatic rotator cuff tendon rehabilitation. In addition to this, consideration should be given to the possibility of SAB involvement associated with the ...

Bone marrow concentrate for treatment of rotator cuff tears improved patient-reported outcomes vs. home exercise therapy. MRI results also showed improvements in the orthobiologic group.

They also had higher rates of shoulder injuries and rotator cuff tears compared to non-astronauts. While most people do not go into space for over six months, commercial spaceflight companies aim ...

the feasibility of a larger clinical trial for adults diagnosed with acute rotator cuff tendinopathy (<12 weeks). Thirteen women and seven men, aged 20–67 years (mean age 50 years) with unilateral ...