In this Woman's Doctor, the topic is how shoulder pain can be debilitating. In some cases, it can lead to rotator cuff surgery.

ANSWER: Depending on your situation, surgery to repair a rotator cuff tear often can be performed using a minimally invasive arthroscopic technique that involves several small incisions, rather ...

Arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery offers several benefits over conventional open surgery. There is not a lot of dissection, which translates into less pain for the patient.

A new Hospital for Special Surgery study suggests that the current rehabilitation used for patients undergoing tendon-bone repairs such as rotator cuff repair may be partially to blame for the ...

A rotator cuff tear is quite unlike appendicitis: a short delay prior to operating, if surgery is ever necessary, rarely has any long lasting ill effects.

With the advancement of arthroscopic surgery in the repair of rotator cuff tears, the gold standard of open surgery has begun to be slowly replaced. However, the literature has shown similar ...

CHICAGO — Surgery for rotator cuff tear performed more than 12 months from symptom onset did not increase retear rate or the likelihood of a second surgery, according to results presented here.

Medicare covers rotator cuff surgery in different ways depending on where you have the procedure. Out-of-pocket costs can vary. Read more.

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays right-hander Dustin McGowan had surgery Tuesday to repair a "significant tear" in his rotator cuff and improve range of motion in his pitching shoulder. He will not ...

Medicare covers rotator cuff surgery when it is medically necessary. Costs can vary by plan and the facility where a person has the procedure.