Acromioclavicular joint (Figure 5a ... the most commonly affected rotator cuff component, accounting for 86 of the 102 cases (85%) of rotator cuff pathology. Tears were the most common pathology ...

Rotator cuff tears are very common and have been notoriously hard to heal. Now, a local doctor is using a new bio-implant to ...

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.

Design: Plasma samples were obtained at 15 months from surgery from two groups of patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff tear. In group 1, 30 subjects (14 men, 16 women; mean age ...

full-thickness rotator cuff tears, Hill-Sachs-type fractures of the humeral head, scapula fractures, acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocations, injury to nerves of the shoulder and a humeral avulsion ...

"Rotator cuff tears ... untreated injury or chronic shoulder pain, stretching may not help. It could even make the problem worse. It's always best to check in with your doctor about joint and ...

subscapularis calcific deposits in the anterior shoulder ... thickness tear fluid signal intensity or contrast extending from the bursal to the articular side lesion of the rotator cuff.