Ipsilateral revision arthroscopic, open rotator cuff repair or arthroscopic debridement was the outcome of interest for a rotator cuff tear diagnosis within 2 years of the initial surgery.

CHICAGO — Patients with stiff shoulders after rotator cuff repair were more likely to be satisfied with their repair and less likely to require revision surgery than patients without stiff ...

Rotator cuff repair surgery typically is done as an outpatient procedure through a minimally invasive, or arthroscopic, approach. Using these small incisions can reduce pain and improve recovery ...

Now, there's a new surgical option that's helping people with rotator cuff injuries. An arthroscopic repair called Net Bridge uses anchors, sutures and a special fibertape to create a net that ...

The rotator cuff is a group of muscles critical for the strength, stability and function of the shoulder. Tears of the rotator cuff tendons are a common source of shoulder pain, weakness and other ...

When is it safe to drive after a rotator cuff surgery? A collaboration between Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech seeks to answer this question.

For patients with rotator cuff tears, improving shoulder function is the most important reason for moving forward with surgical repair, according to research presented today at the American ...

Rotator cuff repair surgery typically is done as an outpatient procedure through a minimally invasive, or arthroscopic, approach. Using these small incisions can reduce pain and improve recovery ...

But the most common rotator cuff problem is not a tear, but damage to the tendons without a complete tear. This is usually treated by physical therapy and sometimes joint injection.

Rotator cuff repairs continue to experience unacceptably high failure rates, with structural re-tear or non-healing reported in a substantial fraction of cases despite advances in surgical technique.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Cam Newton is at home recovering from surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder on Thursday.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles closer Félix Bautista has had another major operation, this time to repair a torn rotator cuff and torn labrum.