Eighty-one patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair for a significant partial-thickness subscapularis tear correlated with a full-thickness supraspinatus tear using a transtendon ...

I mean, you have a full thickness tear. Talk about that a little bit. I would think if you had a full thickness tear that might impede the function your shoulder significantly. Dr. Burks: It certainly ...

The researchers identified 511 patients at 15 French hospitals who underwent surgery in 2003 to repair isolated, complete (full-thickness) supraspinatus tears.

Introduction Rotator cuff tendinopathy is a significant source of musculoskeletal disability. Accompanying muscle changes may be important determinants of the prognosis. The aim of this study was to ...

Most rotator cuff tears start within the supraspinatus tendon, and previous studies have shown improved outcomes after supraspinatus repair.

Retear rates after arthroscopic repair of both partial-thickness and full-thickness rotator cuff tears are low, with no difference in the retear rate or postoperative shoulder stiffness rate for ...

Shoulder pain may keep your clinic full, but it’s also keeping hospital CFOs up at night. With more than 460,000 rotator cuff ...

FTT—patients over 35 years with a full thickness rotator cuff tear undergoing rotator cuff repair surgery. Samples were taken under ultrasound guidance from the supraspinatus tendon. The biopsies were ...

Tears of the supraspinatus tendon are referred to as “full-thickness,” meaning that greater than 50 percent of the fibers that comprise the tendon are ruptured, or “partial-thickness ...

This article is the first in a two-part series on surgical techniques for partial thickness rotator cuff tears. This article will cover the partial articular-sided supraspinatus tendon avulsion or ...

The researchers identified 511 patients at 15 French hospitals who underwent surgery in 2003 to repair isolated, complete (full-thickness) supraspinatus tears.