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

"The job of the muscles of the rotator cuff is to keep the long arm bone (humerus) centered in its joint," says Lamb. "When there is a weakness or an imbalance in this group of muscles it can lead ...

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.

This 46-year-old trainer battled back from a rotator cuff injury to pressing over 300 pounds. Here's how he does it.

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 ...

The rotator cuff provides stability for the shoulder joint and is responsible for rotating the arm both internally and externally. Most tennis players who experience shoulder pain present with one ...

A novel bioresorbable scaffold-anchor did not yield superior outcomes for rotator cuff repair vs. a standard anchor. Both anchors yielded similar retear rates and outcome scores at 6 months.

keele.ac.uk Objective: To determine the plasma levels of substance P (SP) in patients with postoperative stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Design: Plasma samples were obtained at 15 ...