“This study suggests that non-surgical treatments such as BMC with platelet injection are a viable alternative treatment option for rotator cuff tears,” Centeno and colleagues wrote in the study.

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.

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 ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

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 ...