Massive rotator cuff tears: Who will respond to nonoperative treatment? Our chief medical editor asks Bernhard Jost, MD, 4 Questions about conservative-care candidates.

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A wide range of potential pathological entities can give rise to shoulder pain; rotator cuff tear and impingement are among the main causes.

Patients who have rotator cuff and capsular lesions, as well as a recent shoulder dislocation, consistently also have glenoid labrum or glenohumeral ligament lesions, Italian researchers found ...

Repairing massive rotator cuff tears is often a tricky proposition, especially for those who have failed prior surgery. New research considers how a new arthroscopic procedure to treat large ...

A rotator cuff tears isn't a death sentence for a pitcher's career, but it's far from a positive prognosis.

Muscle atrophy is both a known consequence of rotator cuff tear and prognostic factor of outcome following cuff repair. [20] People with non-painful cuff tears demonstrate muscle weakness. [21] ...

The Lakers' lost season took another directionless turn Thursday when preliminary results of an MRI exam showed a torn rotator cuff in Kobe Bryant's right shoulder.