What Is a Rotator Cuff Tear? A rotator cuff tear is a rip in the group of four muscles and tendons that stabilize your shoulder joint and let you lift and rotate your arms (your rotator cuff).

Our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment options for rotator cuff tear arthropathy is continuing ... acromion and distal clavicle, a high-riding humeral head and femoralization of ...

One is traumatic. And so you fall off a bike, fall off a horse, and potentially anyway, you get a traumatic tear of the tendon. That's a little different animal than many rotator cuff tears that we ...

And it keeps the shoulder steady as your arm moves. A rotator cuff tear can be caused by different things. It can get sore from normal wear and tear over the years. This happens mostly to people ...

How should this patient be further evaluated and treated? Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative and atraumatic and occur in adults 40 years of age and older, with the prevalence increasing with ...

A torn rotator cuff can be debilitating enough on its own, but unfortunately once such an injury has occurred, it's more likely to happen again. An experimental new mesh could help keep that from ...

St. Joseph Health’s orthopedic team regularly treats rotator cuff disease and rotator cuff tears. Rotator cuff tears are usually seen in two types of patients. A young person who suffers a ...

Treatment depends on whether the rotator cuff is fully torn, partially torn or just inflamed. “If it’s inflamed or partially torn, we try anti-inflammatories like Ibuprofen. We do physical ...

The most common rotator cuff injuries are strains, tears, and tendinitis. Rotator cuff injuries can range from mild to severe. They tend to fall into one of two categories: acute or chronic.