120 patients (45 men and 75 women; mean age 64.86 years, range 40 to 83 years) who underwent arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff tear were included in group 1. 120 patients (45 men and 75 women; ...

No studies investigating the response of tendon dimensions to load for the rotator cuff tendons exist. This study aimed to examine the short-term effect of loading on the thickness of the ...

Pathology of the rotator cuff and subacromial bursa is considered to be the principal cause of pain and symptoms arising from the shoulder. Generally these diagnostic labels relate more to a clinical ...

The inclusion criteria were all RCTs reporting the efficacy on pain and/or function, and/or the safety of steroid injections versus placebo, “wait and see”, NSAIDs or physiotherapy in patients with ...

09715-021. 1 Chung SW, Kim JY, Kim MH, Kim SH, Oh JH. Arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff tears: outcome and analysis of factors associated with healing failure or poor postoperative function.

This socket is much shallower than that in other ball-and-socket joints like the hip. For this reason, the shoulder joint relies heavily on the rotator cuff and other structures to help stabilize it.

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the world and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. By Theresa Chiaia, PT, DPT No one wants to get sidelined ...

Objective To evaluate the functional outcomes after rotator cuff arthroscopic repair in an adult population and to establish risk factors for poor prognosis in this procedure. Methods This ...

Background Rotator cuff calcific tendinopathy is characterised by the deposition ... therapy and US-guided lavage when the initial conservative treatment fails, while arthroscopic surgery should only ...