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 ...

Rotator cuff tendons from muscles around the shoulder pass through the subacromial space and can become irritated, impinged, and eventually damaged and torn from the decreased space. It is Dr ...

Shoulder symptoms led to an average of 9.6 million physician visits in 2015 and 2016 in the United States. The most common cause of those shoulder symptoms? Rotator-cuff disorders. Tears of ...

A rotator cuff repair is a procedure in which torn tendons and/or muscles surrounding the shoulder are surgically fixed. Rotator cuff tears can cause pain and weakness. Sometimes these tears can ...

If other tendons in the same area are also injured, the person may have a condition called rotator cuff syndrome. Lateral epicondylitis, often known as tennis elbow, causes pain when someone bends ...

The subscapularis tendon is a tendon that plays a role in the rotator cuff and shoulder biomechanics. It is one of four muscles that make up the rotator cuff, and helps the shoulder move in ...

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which can reduce the risk of an inadvertent injection into the tendon. “Surgical interventions are not the initial recommendation when it comes to rotator-cuff repairs. However, they may be ...