Severe rotator cuff injuries, such as full-thickness tears, often require surgery because the supraspinatus tendon (or one of the other rotator cuff tendons) becomes detached from the humerus ...

Introduction Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a significant source of musculoskeletal ... muscle changes in partial-thickness to full-thickness tears of the supraspinatus tendon. Methods Muscle biopsies ...

Rotator cuff pathology was the most prevalent pathology on ultrasound (50%), with supraspinatus the most commonly affected rotator cuff component, accounting for 86 of the 102 cases (85% ...

RCR—patients with a full thickness rotator cuff tear undergoing rotator cuff repair surgery. Biopsies of the supraspinatus tendon were taken on the day of intervention, prior to treatment, and ...

“Then there are four little muscles and tendons ... supraspinatus is the one that is most often injured,” said Dr. Van der Reis. There are several ways people injure their rotator cuff.