Approximately 40% of all rotator cuff tears are classified as "massive rotator cuff tears" that may require surgery. However, there are some situations in which surgery is not recommended for a ...

Oxford Shoulder Score = OSS. 1. Please tell me all about your rotator cuff tear/shoulder? (follow up questions to find out when and and how the tear happened and obtain narrative history from ...

Three physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have studied and performed a new procedure that has the ability to bring relief and offer more treatment options for patients with a massive ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

Many SLAP lesions in overhead athletes require surgical treatment that involves repair of the labrum back to the glenoid. Treatment of concomitant injuries such as rotator cuff tears and Bankart ...

There are three main sections: the identification and description of the symptoms caused by known rotator cuff tears, the impact that these tears had upon the lives of the participants followed by ...